bum cheeks

Posterior fleshy mounds

Bum cheeks are the two fleshy mounds of the buttocks—the British and Australian equivalent of American "butt cheeks." The term is informal but not vulgar: He slipped on the ice and landed right on his bum cheeks.

Children and adults alike use it casually.

Related

sit bones · rear end · booty · bubble butt · junk in the trunk · tush · walking · mooning · plumber's crack · running · body positivity · pelvis · euphemisms · ischium · humor · sacrum · derriere · squatting

Opposites
body position (front vs back)

bum cheeksgroin

Hip-thigh junction

crotch · genitals · pubic area · chest · breasts

facial vs gluteal cheeks

bum cheekscheeks

Facial side surfaces

face · jowls

Family

bum, cheeks, bums, cheek, cheeky, cheekily, cheekiness, cheekier, cheekiest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG