backside

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  1. noun Informal The buttocks; the rump.

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  • She struck me three quick painless blows across the backside, and I felt tears of humiliation well up in my eyes. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 01 - July 1995
  • He fell hard on his backside, and looked up, too scared to move. —  EQMM,June2007
  • On the backside was carved in great detail the face of an Indian Brave. —  FSF,June2008
  • But the saddle was firmly fixed on its backside, and its horse's head projected the same direction Bink's head did, so it had to hold its breath when he held his. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • The throne that contained his pendulous backside was a broken-down armchair by the front entrance. —  AHMM,December2007
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buttock ·  arse ·  rump ·  torso ·  haunch ·  redhead ·  thigh ·  butt ·  calve ·  roundness ·  midriff ·  brunette

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backside:   backsides
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  1. from Middle English bakside; from back, a., + side.
 

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/ˈbækˈsaɪd/
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