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arsehole, n. orig. and chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈɑːshəʊl|, U.S. |ˈæsˌ(h)oʊl|, |ˈɑrsˌ(h)oʊl|
[‹ arse n. + hole n.]
1. The anus. Chiefly coarse slang in later use.
Also in similative and figurative contexts.
1379Glouc. Cath. MS. 19. No. I. i. iii. lf. 5 b, The ers hole by egestion.i. schityng Crackynge & Whispynge by nethe is purgynge propirly of the guttys. a1400tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm. 1396) 94 If þat he be growen..in þe arshole [L. ano; ?a 1450 BL Add. ers hole]..it is bettere nouȝt to cure þe cankre. 1568Iacob & Esau v. vi, As white as midnightes arsehole, or virgin pitche. 1678J. Phillips Marmides vi. 136 Out of arsehole once he tore the Guts of Erymanthian boar. 1880Pearl Oct. 159 Girl to Ponce—Go along, you, bloody Mary Ann, and tighten your arsehole with alum. 1930E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos xiv. 61 Faces smeared on their rumps... Addressing crowds through their arse-holes. 1973J. Seymour & S. Seymour Self-sufficiency vii. 86 You very carefully cut the actual anus, or arse-hole, of the pig right round so as to separate it from the rest of the pig. 2000N. Griffiths Grits (2001) 25 A disgruntled gob like a cat's arsehole.
2. slang.
a. A place or area considered extremely unpleasant or uninviting. Freq. in the arsehole of the universe (world, etc.) Cf. armpit n. 4.
1926H. L. Mencken Let. 1 Nov. in New Mencken Lett. (1977) 205 This place [sc. Los Angeles] is the one true and original arse-hole of creation. It is at least nine times as bad as I expected. 1950D. Thomas Let. 17 July in Let. (1966) 350 This arsehole of the universe..this..fond sad Wales. 1972J. K. Baxter Coll. Poems (1980) xii. 597 Auckland, you great arsehole, Some things I like about you Some things I cannot like. 1995K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 186, I was glad..it happened in front of me and not someone coming to my door saying Pat had been killed in some arsehole in the middle of nowhere. 2001Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 26 Sept. As they walked through the airport his exasperated cameraman exclaimed that the country had to be the ‘arsehole of the world’.
b. A stupid, irritating, or despicable person; a person who behaves contemptibly. Cf. asshole n. at ass n.2 Compounds, .
1981R. Scruton Fortnight's Anger v. 122 He is an arse-hole of the first order. 1989Blitz Jan. 7/1, I was on the Farringdon Road, and some arsehole decided to cut across. 1992I. Banks Crow Road (1993) xi. 276 I'm working on the principle that most people are okay unless they get muroculous with drink, when they become arse-holes. 2002Waikato (N.Z.) Times (Electronic ed.) 25 Jan. You arsehole, I'm going to kill you. |