Meaning of arsey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
2. Lucky.
   Australia, New-Zealand, slang

Examples

“First few months in, I was arsey as hell. Thought they were a right bunch of wankers.”

“"Oh, we had that singer in the other day and they were really arsey with us, and we only kept them waiting half an hour' - and I go, 'Hang⟳ on a minute, that's a long time and they've probably been doing lots of work⟳ that day and I think⟳ that it's actually justified for them to get⟳ annoyed.'"”

“Work⟳ experience⟳ as an arsey teenager is pretty straightforward: disappear⟳ into the storeroom, smoke⟳ a few cigarettes, text your mates and watch⟳ the minute hand tick slowly by. If there's nowhere suitable to hide⟳, all you need⟳ is a vacant computer and you can chat to your skiving associate in the building next door.”

“Maybe Hanna Frost, for all of her arsey mannerisms, really did know⟳ what she was doing.”

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