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Australian slang
: lucky
I just cannot believe Parramatta won and we lost. We were a 10-point better side, they scored two arsey tries and we had two disallowed, which you could see for sure were OK.—
Geoff Johnson, quoted in Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, 2 Sept. 1991
Geoff Johnson, quoted in Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, 2 Sept. 19912
British slang
: maliciously spiteful, bad-tempered, or unreasonable
When I told my girlfriend I was going for a drink with my flatmate, she got really arsey.—James Petherbridge, Daily Mirror (London), 11 Aug. 2001
James Petherbridge, Daily Mirror (London), 11 Aug. 2001He was just asking you a question and you have to come over all arsey.—Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2000
Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2000Dictionary Entries Near arsey
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“Arsey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arsey. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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