arsey
Britishadjective
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Tracey Thorn’s reaction to that Robert Smith moment on Twitter was insightful, noting that a woman behaving in a similarly arsey fashion would probably be instantly derided as a morose diva.
From The Guardian
This is work and I want people to see my work, so it would be silly for me to be arsey in this situation.
From The Guardian
“Pick the one who hasn’t had a nap yet, and for about 10 minutes she might be a bit arsey,” he says.
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It felt like relying on an arsey robin with one wing to deliver the mail.
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Bolshey, arsey, funny, formed by the pits and the war.
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