ありんすMeanings1expressionto exist; to havepolite (teineigo)archaicArchaic polite form of ある, specifically associated with the speech of Edo-period prostitutes. Not used in modern Japanese.See also: ある「ありんす」は、江え戸どの遊ゆう女じょが使つかった言こと葉ばだ。'Arinsu' is a word used by Edo-period prostitutes.