buttock

Half your seat

A buttock is one of the two fleshy mounds forming the rear of the human body, between the lower back and the thighs.

Almost always used in the plural: She slipped and landed on her buttocks.

The singular typically appears in medical or anatomical contexts describing one side specifically.

synonyms

backside

Buttocks or rear

rump · derriere · buns · cheeks · tush · booty · fanny · hindquarters · seat · haunches

anatomy

gluteus

Buttock muscle

coccyx · ischium · ischial · iliac · hipbone · femur · perineum · sciatic · piriformis · hamstring

fitness

squats

Lowering exercises for legs

hip thrusts · kickbacks · bridges · toned · workout · gym · lifting · bodybuilding · physique · training

aesthetic

shapely

Attractively curved or formed

plump · full · ample · firm · toned · perky · bootylicious · Rubenesque · zaftig · sculpted

Categories
Opposites
body position (front vs. back)

buttockgroin

Hip-thigh junction

front · pubis · abdomen · belly · stomach

adjacent body regions

buttockthigh

Leg between hip, knee

calf · lower back · hamstring

body region (lower body contrasts)

buttockthigh

Leg between hip, knee

hip · knee

Family

buttocks

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG