English Explanatory Dictionary

buttock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.
  2. The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌtək/ [ˈbɐtək] [ˈbʌɾək] En-us-buttock.ogg

Word forms

buttock buttocks

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English buttok, probably from Old English buttuc (“end; end piece”; also, “short piece of land”). Attested with its current anatomical meaning since 1300. A diminutive form of what is presumably the Old English precursor of butt + -ock (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

asscheek cheek 'tocks arse arse cheeks ass ass cheeks back backside batty behind blessed assurance booty botty bottom bum bum cheeks buns butt butt cheeks buttocks caboose cheeks derriere dicky fanny fourth point of contact gluteus maximus glutes gooseberry-grinder gyatt heinie hiney hinderlin hurdies jacksie keester keister moon moneymaker nates nether cheeks patootie peach posterior rear rear end rump seat sit upon tail toches tush tushie

Related words

callipygian callipygous dasypygal

Derived words

buttock cleavage buttock-clenching buttocked buttocker buttockless buttocklike buttock line buttock mail buttocky cross-buttock fat-buttocked mouse buttock quakebuttock
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