(Commonwealth, mildly vulgar) The anus.
- The moment I sat on the toilet, my crap immediately came out of my arsehole.
- 1994, G. C. Scott, His Mistress's Voice, 2010 eBook, unnumbered page,
Harriet waited until she was still before striking her again, this time vertically, on the arsehole.
- 2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Part 4: The Bosom of the Family, page 533,
Lessons aren't due to resume until two, and Sugar is longing for the respite, if only for the opportunity to remedy her physical discomforts – numb, half-frozen feet, armpits clammy with sweat, a sore and itchy arsehole.
(Commonwealth, mildly vulgar, offensive or derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)
- Shut up, you big dummy! – Hey! Don't call me “big dummy”, you arsehole!
(vulgar, by extension, often appositional) Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.
- Welcome to [Town X], the arsehole of Britain.
(UK, Ireland, vulgar, uncountable) A variant of the card game big two.