backside
Americannoun
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backsides
plural
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the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.
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rump; buttocks.
noun
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the back of something
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informal the buttocks
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of backside
1350–1400; Middle English back syde; see back 1, side 1; compare Old English bæce backside
Example Sentences
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One of the drivers, Adrian, described it as a "good day to be a taxi driver", while another, Paul, said it was a "pain in the backside".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
And have the most important play happen while some latecomer blocks your view with his backside while trying to find his seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
They just needed a kick up the backside, and they certainly got one of those from United.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
These days, I notice fuchsia bursts of bougainvillea instead of my mushy backside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
But I couldn’t muster even a faint hiccup of remorse to see the backside of that man.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Perhaps part of the reason for the silence is that people aren’t getting the information out of Iran that they need to get them off their backsides and into the streets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“We are working our backsides off, we feel unfulfilled, and we think, ‘For what?’”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
A stirring which became an explosion as James Slipper, Jake Gordon and Tom Wright hit the Lions with three tries in mere minutes and put them on their backsides.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
To its embarrassment, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees realized that its “nudity” bans had extended to several elementary school library books depicting cartoon backsides.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
How would we get money, sitting on our backsides in a shed?
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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