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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These days, that backside has turned Brunson into the most valuable asset in the entire NBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
It might be a game where Arsenal need a little kick up the backside, though.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
"I gave myself a kick up the backside and said I would make an album, a real bedroom project," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
She was worried that I’d sit on my backside and give up, that I’d stop trying.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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
It doesn't matter that this is at Old Trafford, because we will still kick their backsides there anyway!
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
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
But the fire burned hot that morning, and they drank their tea standing up, turning around slowly to warm their backsides.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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