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arsed

British  
/ ɑːst /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Bae Definition of the sort of neologism you probably should have looked up by now, but somehow could never be arsed.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2017

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2017

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

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