tuchus

Where you sit

Tuchus is Yiddish-derived slang for the buttocks: Get off your tuchus and help me.

The word appears in American English with many spellings—tuchis, tush, tushy—reflecting its oral transmission from Yiddish speakers.

It's informal but not vulgar, often used affectionately or humorously.

slang

backside

Buttocks or rear

behindAt the rear
bottomLowest point or underside
rearBack portion or raise

buns · fanny · booty · heinie · keister · caboose · bum · derriere · patootie · duff

anatomy

buttocks

Fleshy seat area

gluteusButtock muscle
posteriorRear or later
hindquartersAnimal's rear body section

pelvis · sacrum · coccyx · ischium · tailbone · gluteal · fundament · seat · haunches · rump

yiddish

bubbe

Grandmother, in Yiddish

schlepAwkward, effortful journey
kvetchHabitual grumbler
chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity

mensch · schmuck · putz · kishkes · tchotchke · maven · klutz · schmaltz · nosh · plotz

Categories

Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue

Opposites

body position (front vs. back)

tuchusfront

Forward-facing side

face · belly · chest · stomach · groin

register/cultural origin

Fleshy seat area

posterior · gluteus · derrière · rear end · bottom

Family

tuchis, tuchuses

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