Thesaurus:buttocks
English
Noun
Sense: two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Synonyms
- 'tocks
- arse (British)
- arse cheeks (British)
- ass (US)
- ass cheeks
- back (MLE)
- backside
- batty (Jamaican slang)
- behind
- blessed assurance (euphemism, US Southern)
- booty [⇒ thesaurus] (US)
- botty (childish)
- bottom
- bum (British, Canada)
- bum cheeks (UK)
- buns
- butt (US)
- butt cheeks
- buttocks
- caboose
- cheeks
- derriere
- fanny (US, childish)
- fourth point of contact
- gluteus maximus (humorous)
- glutes (muscles)
- gooseberry-grinder (archaic, British)
- heinie (US, childish)
- hiney (US, childish)
- hinderlin
- hurdies (British)
- jacksie (British)
- keester
- keister
- moon [⇒ thesaurus]
- moneymaker
- nates
- nether cheeks
- patootie
- posterior
- rear
- rear end
- rump
- seat
- sit upon
- tail
- toches
- tush
- tushie
- wazoo
Hyponyms
- back (slang)
- badunkadunk (AAVE)
- Brazilian booty (slang)
- Brazilian butt (slang)
Hypernyms
- nether region (euphemistic)
Meronyms
Various
See also
Further reading
- “buttocks” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.