Arse

Arse or ARSE may refer to:

  • the Commonwealth of Nations vulgarism for the buttocks, equivalent to "ass" in American and sometimes Canadian English. It should be noted, however, that the term "arse" is also very common in Canada.
    • "arsehole," a similar British/Irish/Australian term for the anus, equivalent to "asshole" in American English. This term is also widely used in Canada.
  • Arylsulfatase E, an arylsulfatase gene; deficiencies of it are associated with X-linked recessive chondrodysplasia punctata
  • Animal Research - Scientific and Experimental, a fictional animal research centre in the book The Plague Dogs.
  • Seigneurie d'Arse, a French wine from the Fitou region.

Famous quotes containing the word arse:

    “It’s no go the picture palace, it’s no go the stadium,
    It’s no go the country cot with a pot of pink geraniums.
    It’s no go the Government grants, it’s no go the elections,
    Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    “It’s no go the Government grants, it’s no go the elections, Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    “My arse contemplates those who talk behind my back.”
    —Francis Picabia (1878–1953)