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Словник американського сленгу

to arse about (or around) to fool around, mess about. E.g.
Don't arse around Ronnie, the men want their tea.

-arsed adjective Having buttocks of the stated type, size,
etc.
arse-hole noun 1. arsehole of the universe an unpleasant
or godforsaken place. E.g. This arsehole of the universe... this ...
fond sad Wales. 2. A stupid or obnoxious person. E.g. I was on the
Farringdon Road, and some arsehole decided to cut across.
artic /a:tik/ noun Short for articulated lorry (vehicle, etc.), a
lorry or similar vehicle made of two separate but connected
sections. E.g. To see a woman at the wheel of a big artic was
surprising.
article noun 1. A person, esp. of the stated type. E.g. Listen,
you sloppy article, who was on guard from twelve to two last
night? 2 euphemistic A chamber-pot. E.g. How could he be so
rude, she asked, when he said 'pot' instead of 'bedroom article' .
artist noun A person devoted to or unusually proficient in
the stated (reprehensible) activity. E.g. A real artist for the booze,
isn't he?
arty-farty adjective Pretentiously artistic. Also artsy-fartsy.
E.g. In dress, one wants to look tidy, reassuring and appropriate,
not visual and arty-farty.
ash-can A depth charge. E.g. 'I give it five minutes before
the ash-cans come.'... Waiting for a depth-charge attack is probably
as bad as the attack itself.
ask verb 1 to ask for it to act in such a way as to bring
trouble upon oneself, to give provocation. E.g. The damned
scoundrels!'... The girl was philosophical. 'I asked for it, all right'.
2 ask me another I do not know (the answer to your question).
E.g.'Devoted?' said Josephine, raising her brows. 'Ask me another.
I am not in a position to give you an account of their feelings'. 3 if