Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
glutæus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) Same as
glutæus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy One of the several muscles of
nates , which arises from apelvis and inserted into afemur . - noun slang, informal Short for
gluteus maximus , the large muscles in the humanbuttocks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'm told a stiff drink of Ezra Brooks and a good kick in gluteus maximus will cure abulia with only one or two applications.
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I'm told a stiff drink of Ezra Brooks and a good kick in gluteus maximus will cure abulia with only one or two applications.
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Innocuous slang for the gluteus maximus in the U.S., the word is an obscenity in the U.K. and Australia, where it refers to female genitalia.
With Fanny Packs on the Runway, Can Mom Jeans Be Far Behind? Rachel Dodes 2011
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Kardashian's big bum has been both an asset and his own worst enemy, but he used his gluteus maximus to the, uh, max in the samba last week — and look at that!
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Most people probably assume its a large pimple on your gluteus maximus, but that is probably not the case.
Think Progress » VIDEO: The Extreme, Violent Rhetoric Of GOP Lawmakers 2010
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“It's not a butt; it's a gluteus maximus muscle,” Berto said.
Berto and Cosi Teri Pastore 2011
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For the judges, it's all about the "goosies" J.Lo's term for goosebumps — or maybe gooses, as Erica the randy bartender gets in a good squeeze of Tyler's gluteus maximus.
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With 70 steps to climb, those who might pay more attention to great art than their gluteus maximi can, with a visit to the show, combine an engagement of the two.
Reveling in the Gray Area Lizzie Simon 2011
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Shayne, tag teaming with DNFP are fired-up and kicking some fake ‘dr’ gluteus maximus.
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If you want to improve your outlook on life, the length of your hamstrings, the quality of your breath, or the tone of your gluteus maximus (and who doesn't?) you have to do the work (and play) for yourself.
Erica Rodefer: Yoga Health: 25 Reasons to Do Yoga Erica Rodefer 2010
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