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the arse

the arse noun: a rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.

Noun

the arse (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, informal) A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.
    • The bass player pulled a toy flick knife on Malcolm, Malcolm threw a punch at him and AC/DC got the arse from the tour. Then in early May, bassist Mark Evans got the arse from AC/DC.2014 October 1, Irene Thornton, My Bon Scott, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN
    • When Bert Newton said hurroo last Sunday night, it was with a sadness that is the heart of all comedy. Hurroo to the network that gave him the arse. Hurroo to the mums and kids and boozed dads who loved him. Hurroo to fun.2014 October 28, Graeme Blundell, Bert: The story of Australia's favourite TV star, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Examples of the arse in a sentence

  • Bews says, 'All the guys who got the arse—and everyone gets the arse in the end—Barnsey, Barry Stoneham, Tim Darcy, me—were all at Burnett's pub, belting out the club song.2016 August 29, James Button, Comeback: The Fall and Rise of Geelong, Melbourne Univ. Publishing, →ISBN:
  • Go on unemployment benefits after they gave me the arse?2018 November 1, John Tully, Dark Clouds on the Mountain, Hybrid Publishers, →ISBN:

Questions about the arse

What does the arse mean?
The arse means a rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.
How do you use the arse in a sentence?
Bews says, 'All the guys who got the arse—and everyone gets the arse in the end—Barnsey, Barry Stoneham, Tim Darcy, me—were all at Burnett's pub, belting out the club song.
What part of speech is the arse?
The arse is a noun.

Words near the arse in the dictionary

  1. the apple does not fall far from the tree
  2. the apple does not fall far from the trunk
  3. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
  4. the apple never falls far from the tree
  5. the apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest
  6. the arse
  7. the arse has gone clean out of 'er
  8. the arse has gone out of 'er
  9. the arse has gone right out of 'er
  10. the arse is clean out of 'er
  11. the arse is gone right out of 'er

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