" kick in the ***" etc,. there are many words in which the word " ***" is used to denote the Butt/Posterior of a person.
The dictionary meaning of *** is very different. this colloqial usage of this word to denote one's behind, when did it start? In my opinion it's not more than 20 years. Please corroborate.
2007-10-19 19:45:30 · 2 answers · asked by Raghav 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word *** in actually used as a synonym for an animal; Donkey
2007-10-19 19:46:58 · update #1
I always thought it was Anglo Saxon. Most four letter 'swear' words are. However, it doesn't have a hard vowel sound as the rest of them do, so maybe I'm wrong.
Actually it's Old English:-
buttocks," O.E. ærs "tail, rump," from P.Gmc. *arsoz (cf. O.N. ars, M.Du. ærs, Ger. Arsch "buttock"), cognate with Gk. orros "tail, rump, base of the spine," Hittite arrash, Arm. or "buttock," O.Ir. err "tail." A--e-hole first attested c.1400 as arce-hoole. Arsy-versy "backside foremost" first attested 1539.
2007-10-19 20:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Gladys 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beats me why....but then again, no one accuses me of being a dumb azz........
2007-10-19 19:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋