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
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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“Boom! Backside 540. Fakie pop tart grab, come back grind, indie 360 over backside 540, frontside alley-oop into the front 5-0 grind,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021
Other former skippers have recounted their experiences on podcasts like “Tales From the Jungle Crews” and “The Backside of Water,” or provided pandemic uplift in Freddy Martin’s “World Famous Jungle Cruise” video and its sequel.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Backside is clockwise, meaning you lead with your back foot.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2018
Well, one of the great American ethics is Covering Your Backside, and it's practiced on campus as earnestly as in other walks of society.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2012
The Backside of the Stables projects towards the River Spree, to which they can lead the Horses by a Stair-Case without Steps, built in the form of a Horse-Shoe.
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