"duck-arsed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-duck-arsed.ogg [Australia] Forms: more duck-arsed [comparative], most duck-arsed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=duck-arsed}} duck-arsed (comparative more duck-arsed, superlative most duck-arsed)
  1. (slang, chiefly British, indelicate, sometimes insulting, vulgar) Having or pertaining to broad hips and large, bulging buttocks. Tags: British, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-duck-arsed-en-adj-Iz0rgCPG Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (chiefly British, informal) Having or pertaining to a hairstyle of the type called a duck's arse. Tags: British, informal
    Sense id: en-duck-arsed-en-adj-Jr5v8O0R Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: duck arsed, duckarsed

Alternative forms

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