Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fart-arse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: fart-arse
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

verb

To waste time or opportunities; to dawdle.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"No good fartarsing about, […]"
"For the last couple of years, the coaches at the Raiders have never given him much of a chance. They've been fart-arsing him around."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fart-arses (plural) fart-arses (present, singular) fart-arsing (participle, present) fart-arsed (participle, past) fart-arsed (past)

Questions

What does fart-arse mean?: Term of abuse.

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