Arse

Arse is a word for buttocks, commonly used in Commonwealth English. In the United States and parts of Canada, ass is used (both spoken and in writing) instead.

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"Arse", from Old English ?rs, meaning anus, and by extension the crease between the buttocks, and hence the whole human bottom, with many cognates such as Dutch aars, German Arsch, has been in British usage a coarse word for the buttocks (seen as one organ).

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Buttock: The buttocks (often called butt in colloquial American speech and arse in British speech) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region of the great apes, including humans. The buttocks are formed by the masses of the two gluteal muscles; the gluteus maximus and ...

Commonwealth English: "Commonwealth English" is intended as a collective term for the perceived standard English language used in the Commonwealth of Nations1, applying in theory to Australian English, British English, Caribbean English, Canadian English, Hiberno-English (Irish English)2, Hong Kong English3, Indian Engli...

United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation)....