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arsed up

arsed up is the simple past and past participle of arse up.

Meaning of arse up

Verb

arse up (third-person singular simple present arses up, present participle arsing up, simple past and past participle arsed up)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang, transitive) To mess up; to botch.
    • Take aim. Throw. If he arsed it up and made the creature angry – ha, well. He didn't look scared though.2011, Carol Birch, Jamrach's Menagerie, page 110

Questions about arsed up

What is arsed up the simple past and past participle of?
Arsed up is the simple past and past participle of arse up.

Words near arsed up in the dictionary

  1. arsecunt
  2. arsecunts
  3. arsed
  4. arsed about
  5. arsed around
  6. arsed up
  7. arsedine
  8. arseface
  9. arsefaces
  10. arsefoot
  11. arsefucker

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