Ars (Hebrew: ערס `ars), or Arsim (the plural in Hebrew) is a derogatory Hebrew slang term for the Israeli stereotype of a low-class young man of Mizrahi origin (Mizrahis are Israeli Jews who immigrated to Israel from Muslim countries, and their offspring). The stereotype may also refer to personal effects such as flashy jewelry and clothing. A woman fitting this stereotype is an Arsit (though this usually implies masculinity in the woman), the word formed by adding the Hebrew feminine ending "it" to the Arabic word "Ars" (Arabic: عرص, ʿarṣ). Another term used for women is Freḥa (פרחה), originally a female Moroccan first name popular in the 1950s and the 1960s, during the large immigration wave from Morocco to Israel. The Ars subculture traditionally was associated with young Jews of Middle Eastern origin, but in recent years has allegedly expanded to a broader range of ethnicities. According to some claims, the term "Freḥa" is nowadays used in reference to intellectually shallow girls of all ethnicities, like bimbo or airhead in English; however, people of Mizrahi-Jewish ethnicity and social critics in general strongly reject these, insisting the word is charged with racist meaning and any attempt to blur its inherently violent nature and history is in itself an act of racism, as the word signifies specific physical and behavioral characteristics identified as "oriental". Due to these connotations, it is to be translated as "oriental bimbo".
In Arabic the word ars has several meanings:
A long form used sometimes is arsawwat, although the Arabic plural of "Ars" is "Arsat".