English Explanatory Dictionary

bootylicious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Voluptuously attractive, especially of a woman's buttocks.
  2. Bad; weak.

Pronunciation

/ˌbuː.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/ En-au-bootylicious.ogg

Word forms

bootylicious more bootylicious most bootylicious bootilicious

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty? English booty Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin dēliciō Latin dēliciae Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Late Latin dēliciōsusbor. Anglo-Norman deliciousbor. Middle English delicious English delicious English -licious English bootylicious From booty + -licious. First attested in the 1990s and popularized by the song "Bootylicious" (2001) by Destiny's Child.

Synonyms

bumtastic rumpalicious callipygian callipygous

Derived words

bootyliciousness
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