buttocknoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈbʌt.ək/us/ˈbʌt̬.ək/either side of a person's bottom
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The buttocks
- arse
- ass
- back end
- backside
- behind
- booty
- bot
- bottom
- bum
- bun
- butt
- cheek
- derrière
- fanny
- gluteal
- haunch
- posterior
- tush
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Examples from literature
- A man who was shot through the buttocks, or wounded in the back, was laughed at and disgraced.
- His body is excessively smooth and white, the hips and buttocks rounded.
- I had to punish these lads and my friend recommended spanking with the hand on the bare buttocks.
- Needling or acupuncture consists in piercing the nerve at intervals in the buttock and thigh with long steel needles.
- The patient complains of persistent aching and stiffness over the buttock, and sometimes extending down the lateral aspect of the thigh.