fourth point of contact

English

Etymology

From military jargon: the fourth point of the body to make contact with the ground when correctly performing a parachute landing fall.

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Noun

fourth point of contact (plural fourth points of contact)

1. (US, slang, originally and chiefly military) The ass (buttocks or anus).
   • 1990, Carol Barkalow, Andrea Raab, In the Men's House: An Inside Account of Life in the Army by One of West Point's First Female Graduates, Simon & Schuster:

     "I don't know if it was because of me or because he'd finally pulled his head out of his fourth point of contact and realized, Hey, it's not really such a bad thing after all."

   • 2012, David R. Givens, Playing Jesus, First Books, →ISBN, page 30:

     It may take him until the morning to get his head out of his fourth point of contact and get here, but he won't be able to stand the thought of letting two of his knuckleheads get along without his magnanimous personality.

   • 2019, Jessica Scott, Back to You: A Coming Home Novel, Thirty One Fox Books, →ISBN:

     He was holding steady, but there was no reason to give the sergeant major an excuse to dig into his fourth point of contact. He was doing just fine. One day at a time, and all that. Too bad guys like Marshall tested his willpower on a daily basis.

   • 2018, Jessica Scott, Carry Me Home: A Coming Home Novel, Thirty One Fox Books, →ISBN:

     "Probably time to strategically apply some pressure to their fourth points of contact. You've given them the benefit of the doubt and, well, they're not really rising to the occasion, are they?"