Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duck-arsed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: duck--arsed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or pertaining to broad hips and large, bulging buttocks.

British usage; Slang

adj

Having or pertaining to a hairstyle of the type called a duck's arse.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"All the girls, with the exception of May Callan, were squat, and as the country phrase had it—"duck-arsed." They were made for work, for breeding."
"I'm delighted that you should admire Beecham. A pompous little duckarsed bandmaster who stood against everything creative in the art of his time."

Usage

British usage
Slang
Informal

Inflected Forms

more duck-arsed (comparative) most duck-arsed (superlative) duck arsed (alternative) duckarsed (alternative)

Questions

What does duck-arsed mean?: Having or pertaining to broad hips and large, bulging buttocks.

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