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arselong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ar-se-long
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Backwards; on one's arse.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration (after headlong) of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”), equivalent to arse + -ling. Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

arseling (alternative) arselings (alternative)

Antonyms

headlong

Questions

What does arselong mean?
Backwards; on one's arse.
Where does arselong come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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