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

On the way, police recorded her saying, “I’m not even arsed, I just want my babies” – words that would later come back to haunt her.

From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2019

My glutes barely engage at all; my arse quite literally can’t be arsed.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2017

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

"I'm not arsed with what he's doing," he said.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011

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