aris
Aris (noun) means Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks. Example: “Mind you don't slip and land on your aris.”
How to use aris
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBritish slang for backside, arrived at through a chain of rhyming slang.
Informal British slang, mostly historical/Cockney in flavour.
Word forms
- Plural
- arises
Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
Mind you don't slip and land on your _____.
Etymology
A shortened, roundabout piece of Cockney rhyming slang: Aristotle rhymes with bottle, and "bottle and glass" rhymes with arse.