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View synonyms for backside

backside

[ bak-sahyd ]

noun

  1. the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.
  2. rump; buttocks.


backside

/ ˌbækˈsaɪd /

noun

  1. the back of something
  2. informal.
    ˈbækˌsaɪd the buttocks


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Word History and Origins

Origin of backside1

1350–1400; Middle English back syde; back 1, side 1; compare Old English bæce backside

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Example Sentences

I was drawn to The Class for different reasons—chiefly, the pipe dream of achieving a tighter and tauter backside.

San Francisco police officer Chris Kohrs is hotter than the devil's backside on an August day in Georgia.

He said he still gets some pain “in my backside” and a couple of ibuprofen take care of that.

While slips can hide VPL and your backside on a windy day, Spanx can help hide a lot more, like cellulite or a protruding tummy.

As I have found out, recognition has its upside, its downside and—you may say—its backside.

A squad of civilian youngsters was chasing Major Dampfer down the street, pelting the huge target of his backside with snowballs.

In fact, the boy, from a backside view at a little distance, seemed to be wearing a long-tailed coat.

So—just the very backside of truth,—but lying is a figure in speech that interlards the greatest part of my conversation.

Just as I'm about to go sitting on a bare board, your worship would have me score my backside!

Many a younger fellow would sit on his backside for sheer astonishment.

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