English equivalents of "Am Arsch"

Whats does "Am Arsch" equate to for english slang?

broken.

unless the sentence is "am Arsch der Welt" in which case it means the back of beyond. or "es geht mir am Arsch vorbei" which means i couldn't give a toss.

es geht mir am arsch vorbei = I give a damned shit

no it doesn't. it means i could NOT give a shit. see post above.

If the phrase that you posted is the total thing, then I suppose it should be "Im Arsch" or something like that. It probably means "Fucked up" or "Messed Up".

Otherwise, if its part of "Leck Mich Am Arsch", then it is something like "Kiss My Ass". (It might mean something else too, depending on the context).

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Don't forget ol' Götz von Berlichingen...

It’s also used as negating reply.

-"Du bezahlst mir das!"
-"Am Arsch!"

Same usage as the British "My Arse!"

if you mean 'am Arsch = broken' I would just say 'fucked' or 'kaputt' or 'done' ...

Could you say "Ich bin am Arsch" to mean "I'm screwed"?

"Am Arsch der Welt" the military guys I know would translate to "BFE", or more nicely, "out in the boonies"

Ich bin am Arsch = speechless! had's da d'Stimm vaschlagn! da sitz di nieda. This is for the Bavarian residents only :-)

yes.

A pretty standard equivalent is "JWD" (yot vay day) or "Janz weit draussen". "Janz" for "ganz"is pseudo-Berlin slang.

For more emphasis:- "Am arsch der Welt vorbei und links"

andy M

Ich bin im Arsch = I'm tired
Ich bin am Arsch = I'm screwed

Am Arsch! (reply) = No way.

That is what I was thinking, ie up shit creek without a paddle. That is the way that I have heard it used the most.

While your translation is correct, in fact this would rarely if ever be used like that - Its almost always used pejoratively about someone else - "Sein Arsch geht gerade auf Grundeis" - "He's shitting bricks".

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andy M