derrière

or der·ri·ere

[ der-ee-air; French de-ryer ]
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noun
  1. the buttocks; rump.

Origin of derrière

1
1765–75; <French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere<Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear

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derrière

/ (ˌdɛrɪˈɛə, French dɛrjɛr) /


noun
  1. euphemistic the buttocks

Origin of derrière

1
C18: literally: behind (prep), from Old French deriere, from Latin dē retrō from the back

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