arsey
adj/ˈɑː(ɹ)si/
Etymology From arse + -y.
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Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Slang Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
- First few months in, I was arsey as hell. Thought they were a right bunch of wankers.2000, Peter Billingham, Sensing the City Through Television: Urban Identities in Fictional Drama, page 50:
- "Oh, we had that singer in the other day and they were really arsey with us, and we only kept them waiting half an hour' - and I go, 'Hang on a minute, that's a long time and they've probably been doing lots of work that day and I think that it's actually justified for them to get annoyed.'"2002 October 28, Simon Hattenstone, quoting Sophie Ellis-Bextor, “Sophie's world”, in The Guardian:
2 more examples
- Work experience as an arsey teenager is pretty straightforward: disappear into the storeroom, smoke a few cigarettes, text your mates and watch the minute hand tick slowly by. If there's nowhere suitable to hide, all you need is a vacant computer and you can chat to your skiving associate in the building next door.2007 April 30, Jon Bentham, “How to...... do work experience”, in The Guardian:
- Maybe Hanna Frost, for all of her arsey mannerisms, really did know what she was doing.2011, Lotte Daley, Faking It, Penguin, →ISBN:
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Australia, New Zealand, Slang Lucky.
- Derived terms
- arsey-versy