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
Jaromiryah-RAW-meerPolish
Daveth-Cornish
Koit-Estonian
TemperanceTEM-prənts, TEM-pər-əntsEnglish (Archaic)
AÝNabat-Turkmen
Abdias-Biblical Latin