Barse

n.

Heard in Waterford, Cork and Mayo

The area between a mans testicles and anus. Derived from a combination of the words balls and arse, hence barse.

In use

I cycled up seskin hill and by de time I got to the top me barse was as red raw as a steak on a wet barbeque.

Posh English

I cycled up Seskin Hill and by the summit the territory between my gentleman's walnuts and my posterior was as raw as a steak upon a damp barbecue.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Go wash the wilnots from the baieegs of yer barseAn instruction telling someone to go and cleanse the area between their scrotum / vagina…
  • WilnotsAn entanglement in the "barse" region i.e. the area between one's balls and arse.
  • Dead mans arseTo be extremely fond of alcohol.
  • Not a balls notionTo have not a balls notion is to be entirely without any idea or clue about something.
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