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talk out of one's arse

talk out of one's arse is the alternative form of talk out of one's ass.

Meaning of talk out of one's ass

Verb

talk out of one's ass (third-person singular simple present talks out of one's ass, present participle talking out of one's ass, simple past and past participle talked out of one's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar) To exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense, often in a way that involves shooting from the hip.
    • Near-synonyms: (general) bullshit (verb), talk out one's ass, talk through one's ass, talk out of one's ear (expurgated), talk through one's hat (expurgated), shoot one's mouth off, shoot from the hip, whistle in the dark; (in lieu of occupational competence) fake it till one makes it

Forms of talk out of one's arse

third-person singular presenttalks out of one's arse
present participletalking out of one's arse
past participletalked out of one's arse
pasttalked out of one's arse

Questions about talk out of one's arse

What is talk out of one's arse the alternative form of?
Talk out of one's arse is the alternative form of talk out of one's ass.

Words near talk out of one's arse in the dictionary

  1. talk of the devil
  2. talk of the town
  3. talk one's way out of
  4. talk out
  5. talk out of
  6. talk out of one's arse
  7. talk out of one's ass
  8. talk out of one's ear
  9. talk out of school
  10. talk out of turn
  11. talk out one's ass

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