Translation Please - arsey
Jun 5th 2007, 9:00 am
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Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Jun 5th 2007, 9:02 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Jun 5th 2007, 9:05 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Jun 5th 2007, 9:06 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
Usually it means not very nice. (So only an arsehole would say it 
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Jun 5th 2007, 9:07 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Maybe they don't understand your sense of humour, and they thought you were implying something other than you were.
I would aks your boss if I were you - just to clarify!
Good luck
Jun 5th 2007, 9:07 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Jun 5th 2007, 9:09 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
It generally means being bolshey, stroppy, argumentative etc. It doesnt actually much mean you are an arsehole
Jun 5th 2007, 9:12 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
Petty, stroppy, argumentative, arkward. In an argument with OH he often calls me an arsey b@st@rd
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Jun 5th 2007, 9:24 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
I was at a meeting today, and I made some slightly flippant comment, and my boss' boss turned to me and said:
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?
And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
"you know, that is a really arsey thing to say"
Now I'm guessing thats not good
. But does it mean something like "thats a really smart-arse thing to say", or ,"only an arsehole would say something like that". Or something else?And is it of australian origin, or am I just not up to date in the latest abusive boardroom slang?
JTL
Jun 5th 2007, 9:37 am
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Re: Translation Please - arsey
Seems like everyone has a different definition of arsey, so I'll choose to go with my definition, which is its the aussie version of ballsy.
"thats a very ballsy thing to say"... I like it. Must be a promotion on the way
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Jun 5th 2007, 9:39 am
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