derrière
Where you sit
Derrière is a French borrowing meaning buttocks, used as a genteel or humorous alternative to cruder terms: She slipped and landed on her derrière.
The word retains its French flavor and slight formality, making it a polite way to reference the backside in mixed company.
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
bottom · seat · rump · haunches · hindquarters · buns · tush · fanny · booty · heinie
gluteus
Buttock muscle
pelvis · coccyx · ischium · tailbone · hip · femur · muscles · flesh · cheeks · rump
refined
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- chicTasteful, current flair
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
tasteful · French · coy · delicate · discreet · genteel · prim · proper · ladylike · modest