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hung an arse

hung an arse is the simple past and past participle of hang an arse.

Meaning of hang an arse

Verb

hang an arse (third-person singular simple present hangs an arse, present participle hanging an arse, simple past and past participle hung an arse)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, slang) to hang back, to be afraid to advance.
    • For though in her he settles well his tarse,
      Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse.c. 1670, John Wilmot, A Satyr on Charles II

Questions about hung an arse

What is hung an arse the simple past and past participle of?
Hung an arse is the simple past and past participle of hang an arse.

Words near hung an arse in the dictionary

  1. hung a Ralph
  2. hung a right
  3. hung a shingle
  4. hung a uey
  5. hung about
  6. hung an arse
  7. hung around
  8. hung back
  9. hung beef
  10. hung behind
  11. hung by a hair

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