hang an arse



hang an arse

obsolete To loiter; to lag or remain behind; to be reluctant or sluggish in moving forward, especially out of cowardice. My good sir, why do you hang an arse? Art thou afeared of the perils ahead?
See also: arse, hang

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GerbenKHER-bənDutch
Pran-Indian, Hindi
GuidoGWEE-do (Italian), GEE-do (German)Italian, German
Hanan (1)HAY-nən (English)Biblical
Aliyya-Arabic
Alcibiades-Ancient Greek (Latinized)