| 1. | ardilez, arley, arlez | Meaningless expression. See also: srdiles, Ozzie circa 1970 s, UK (SE) |
| 2. | arley-barley | Even stevens ◊ If playing tig and you touched base, no one could tig you cuz you were arley-barley. circa 1990 s UK |
| 3. | arm freezer | A thick coat with no sleeves - a bit like a large waistcoat. So-called because doesn t warm your arms. circa 1970s - 80s, UK (NE) |
| 4. | arms | To fight. Used as challenge do you want arms? meaning do you want a violent confrontation. circa 1999, UK (SE) |
| 5. | arr! | Roughly translated it means I think you re telling porkies". It s pronounced with exaggerated retroflex r" and rising intonation. circa 1990 s, UK (NE) |
| 6. | arris | Buttock cleft. (1) pos. corrup. of arse, but could be from the literal meaning sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces". Strangely the term is used with its correct meaning in bricklaying! … 0.6 KB |
| 7. | arse bandit | A homosexual. See also: bum bandit circa 1950 s, UK |
| 8. | arse jockey | Homosexual. circa 1960 s, UK |
| 9. | arse licker | Someone who s role in life is to crawl up the anus of another person in order to ingratiate themselves in an effort to obtain personal gain. See also: brown nose circa 1970 s - current,… 0.3 KB |
| 10. | arse-about-face | Back to front, wrong way round. circa 1960 s, UK |
