backside
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of backside
1350–1400; Middle English back syde; back 1, side 1; compare Old English bæce backside
Example Sentences
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Dan, more dressed in jeans, a T-shirt, and socks, barely made it ten feet to the backside of a different fir before the blast hit.
From Literature
“I do apologize,” I say, removing my backside from the squash of her box.
From Literature
They just needed a kick up the backside, and they certainly got one of those from United.
From BBC
"I gave myself a kick up the backside and said I would make an album, a real bedroom project," he says.
From BBC
He gave Dodger a slap on the backside, and Akira watched her best friend run away into the woods.
From Literature
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