Ass vs. Arse — What's the Difference?

An animal of the horse family, which is typically smaller than a horse and has longer ears and a braying call.

A person's buttocks or anus.

A foolish or stupid person

A stupid, irritating, or contemptible person.

A person's buttocks or anus.

Behave in a stupid way; waste time.

Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.

Make a botched attempt at something.

A foolish or stupid person.

Not want to do something because one has no interest in or enthusiasm for it.

The buttocks.

Variant of ass2.

The anus.

The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.

Sexual intercourse.

A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person.

Used in combination with adjectives as an intensive

Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body; (by extension) one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.

A stupid person.

To be silly, act stupid or mess around.

A compositor.

(Commonwealth) An expression of frustration.

The buttocks.

The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.

The anus.

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

|uncountable}} sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.

Excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal

Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

|countable}} A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.

Of low quality; bad.

A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.

A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

A pompous fool

Hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

Slang terms for sexual intercourse