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arsed

British

/ ɑːst /

adjective

slang to be willing, inclined, or prepared (esp in the phrase can't be arsed )

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"Cheers to the Brits for making the voting system so complicated only our fans could be arsed," he joked.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

In the end, we only had to drop one song, but it was one I wasn’t arsed about.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2014

I ask Jake if he ever wakes up and thinks: "I can't really be arsed with all this again tonight?"

From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2013

Unfortunately, I can never be arsed to reply, but perhaps such correspondents would care to consider the following a Reply To All, in perpetuity.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2013

Nice to see her security work is just as half arsed as her science as she researched the radio transmissions.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2011

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