hard-arseadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdɑːs/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌɑrs/, Australian English

/ˈhʌːdʌːs/, New Zealand English

/ˈhʌːdʌːs/, South African English

/ˈhɑːdɑːs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., arse n.

Etymology: < hard adj. + arse n. With the use as adjective compare earlier hard-arsed adj., and also hard-ass adj., hard-assed adj. With the use as noun compare hard-ass n.In South African use probably after Afrikaans hardegat (1962 or earlier; < harde- , combining form of hard hard adj. + gat hole, (vulgar) anus: see witgat n.). Compare the following isolated earlier use of hard-arse as a name applied to a horse:1761 J. Mordant Compl. Steward I. 209 He was made coachman..and gave the wheel-horses the pretty names of Gooseberry and Hard-arse.

slang (chiefly British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African).

A. adv.

British. Using the lowest class of accommodation available on a train. Cf. hard adv. 7b. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 267/2 Hard,..3. Third-class... ‘Do you go hard or soft?’ = ‘Do you go third or first?’ An abbreviation of hard-arse.

1979 B. Fergusson Trav. Warrant iv. 93 We were travelling by rail across Spain, ‘hard-arse’ as usual.

1985 D. Hay Ram Tam, Middle Brew & Pinkie iv. 77 Three of us from Johns went ‘hard-arse’—third class to you—across Europe to Trieste.

B. adj.

1. British. Of a chair: that has a hard seat; uncomfortable.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [adjective] > types of chair

caned1696

rush-bottomed1696

rush-bottom1729

roundabout chair1741

leather-bottomed1783

stick-back1783

poker-backed1830

flag-bottomed1840

claw-footed1858

seatless1871

cane-bottomed1877

cane-seated1881

sag-seated1890

sit-up1891

slat-back1891

sag-bottomed1893

spindle-back1896

shield-back1897

Carver1902

basket-bodied1903

panel-back1904

Cromwellian1905

hooped-back1906

saddle-backed1910

hard-arsed1933

sling-back1948

X-frame1955

hard-arse1964

1964 E. Butler Loyalty is my Honour vi. 88 There was a rickety sort of sofa and an iron washstand and a hard-arse chair.

1997 D. Forman Persona Granada xi. 290 I sat in the same battered chair behind a plain desk—for the rest there was a table and a dozen hard-arse chairs.

2. Tough, uncompromising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1966 D. Jacobson Beginners xxviii. 216 They yelled again in unison, half with joy that they should have found someone really hard-arse; half with fear of what he or they might do. ‘Hardegat! We'll skin you.’

1989 Canberra Times 22 Aug. 13/1 Poor Harry comes across in the tabloids as a tight-fisted, hard-arse businessman.

2005 C. James Meaning of Recognition 151 On television.., the hard-arse interviewers have confirmed themselves in their new role as Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

C. n.

A tough or uncompromising person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > that which is difficult > a difficult thing or person

sluta1475

nut1540

Tartar1669

bitch1699

handful1755

tickler1825

pebble1829

hard ticket1847

tough nut1862

bear1876

Roger1885

trier1893

peb1903

heller1923

pawful1925

honey1932

sod1936

toughie1945

motherfucker1948

hard-arse1966

1966 D. Jacobson Beginners xxviii. 216 Levy danced in front of him... ‘You getting hardegat? Hey? Hey?’ ‘Bow!’ De Beer shrieked. ‘Lower, hardarse!’

1992 A. Duff One Night out Stealing 134 Even the hard-arses in the Tavi said Sonny was a handsome little critter.

2006 N. Stone Mr Clarinet lxvi. 545 ‘Guess your life's made you a hardarse too, huh?’ Huxley laughed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard-arse
释义	hard-arseadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˈhɑːdɑːs/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌɑrs/, Australian English /ˈhʌːdʌːs/, New Zealand English /ˈhʌːdʌːs/, South African English /ˈhɑːdɑːs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., arse n. Etymology: < hard adj. + arse n. With the use as adjective compare earlier hard-arsed adj., and also hard-ass adj., hard-assed adj. With the use as noun compare hard-ass n.In South African use probably after Afrikaans hardegat (1962 or earlier; < harde- , combining form of hard hard adj. + gat hole, (vulgar) anus: see witgat n.). Compare the following isolated earlier use of hard-arse as a name applied to a horse:1761 J. Mordant Compl. Steward I. 209 He was made coachman..and gave the wheel-horses the pretty names of Gooseberry and Hard-arse. slang (chiefly British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African). A. adv. British. Using the lowest class of accommodation available on a train. Cf. hard adv. 7b. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 267/2 Hard,..3. Third-class... ‘Do you go hard or soft?’ = ‘Do you go third or first?’ An abbreviation of hard-arse. 1979 B. Fergusson Trav. Warrant iv. 93 We were travelling by rail across Spain, ‘hard-arse’ as usual. 1985 D. Hay Ram Tam, Middle Brew & Pinkie iv. 77 Three of us from Johns went ‘hard-arse’—third class to you—across Europe to Trieste. B. adj. 1. British. Of a chair: that has a hard seat; uncomfortable. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [adjective] > types of chair caned1696 rush-bottomed1696 rush-bottom1729 roundabout chair1741 leather-bottomed1783 stick-back1783 poker-backed1830 flag-bottomed1840 claw-footed1858 seatless1871 cane-bottomed1877 cane-seated1881 sag-seated1890 sit-up1891 slat-back1891 sag-bottomed1893 spindle-back1896 shield-back1897 Carver1902 basket-bodied1903 panel-back1904 Cromwellian1905 hooped-back1906 saddle-backed1910 hard-arsed1933 sling-back1948 X-frame1955 hard-arse1964 1964 E. Butler Loyalty is my Honour vi. 88 There was a rickety sort of sofa and an iron washstand and a hard-arse chair. 1997 D. Forman Persona Granada xi. 290 I sat in the same battered chair behind a plain desk—for the rest there was a table and a dozen hard-arse chairs. 2. Tough, uncompromising. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1966 D. Jacobson Beginners xxviii. 216 They yelled again in unison, half with joy that they should have found someone really hard-arse; half with fear of what he or they might do. ‘Hardegat! We'll skin you.’ 1989 Canberra Times 22 Aug. 13/1 Poor Harry comes across in the tabloids as a tight-fisted, hard-arse businessman. 2005 C. James Meaning of Recognition 151 On television.., the hard-arse interviewers have confirmed themselves in their new role as Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. C. n. A tough or uncompromising person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > that which is difficult > a difficult thing or person sluta1475 nut1540 Tartar1669 bitch1699 handful1755 tickler1825 pebble1829 hard ticket1847 tough nut1862 bear1876 Roger1885 trier1893 peb1903 heller1923 pawful1925 honey1932 sod1936 toughie1945 motherfucker1948 hard-arse1966 1966 D. Jacobson Beginners xxviii. 216 Levy danced in front of him... ‘You getting hardegat? Hey? Hey?’ ‘Bow!’ De Beer shrieked. ‘Lower, hardarse!’ 1992 A. Duff One Night out Stealing 134 Even the hard-arses in the Tavi said Sonny was a handsome little critter. 2006 N. Stone Mr Clarinet lxvi. 545 ‘Guess your life's made you a hardarse too, huh?’ Huxley laughed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.1893
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