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ask my arse

ask my arse phrase: a common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".

Phrase

ask my arse

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang, vulgar) A common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".

Questions about ask my arse

What does ask my arse mean?
Ask my arse means a common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".
What part of speech is ask my arse?
Ask my arse is a phrase.

Words near ask my arse in the dictionary

  1. Ask Jeeves
  2. ask me anything
  3. ask me anythings
  4. ask me one about sport
  5. ask me one on sport
  6. ask my arse
  7. ask out
  8. ask over
  9. ask price
  10. ask prices
  11. ask round

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