fesses
Owns up finally
Fesses is the plural of fess, a heraldic term for a horizontal band across the middle of a shield.
In casual use, to fess up means to confess or admit something: He finally fessed up to breaking the window.
The third-person singular fesses appears in this sense: She never fesses up when she's wrong.
Buttock muscle
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail
- iliacOf the pelvis
ischium · hipbones · sacroiliac · pubis · femur · pelvic · abductors · adductors
Striking the buttocks
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- caningStriking with a rod
- whippingRepeated striking blows
birching · strapping · correction · chastisement · corporal · switch · smacking · thrashing
Mild substitute for bluntness
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
ribald · coarse · bawdy · cheeky · risqué · earthy · indelicate · impolite
Backside, politely French
hindquarters · seat · cheeks · buns · tush · booty · bottom · behind
Confess or grant entry
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- discloseReveal hidden information
- own upAcknowledge one's wrongdoing
come clean · reveal · divulge · unburden · concede · declaration · avowal · admission
gluteus
Buttock muscle
iliac · ischium · hipbones · sacroiliac · pubis · femur · pelvic · abductors · adductors · hamstrings
spanking
Striking the buttocks
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- caningStriking with a rod
whipping · birching · strapping · correction · chastisement · corporal · switch · smacking · thrashing · flogging
euphemism
Mild substitute for bluntness
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vulgarCrude or indecent
crass · ribald · coarse · bawdy · cheeky · risqué · earthy · indelicate · impolite
derrière
Backside, politely French
haunches · hindquarters · seat · cheeks · buns · tush · booty · bottom · behind · keister
admit
Confess or grant entry
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- discloseReveal hidden information
own up · come clean · reveal · divulge · unburden · concede · declaration · avowal · admission
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms