Polyglot Dictionary

Arsch

/aʁʃ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Ärsche

Meaning

  1. arse, ass; backside

    • Er ist mir auf den Arsch gegangen.

      He got on my nerves.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Coarse word for the backside, and very common in swearing and idioms (e.g. "leck mich am Arsch"). Vulgar, though less strong than the worst insults. Polite alternatives: Po, Hintern.

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