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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A backside spin, shorted to 'back' in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider's chest facing downhill initially.
From BBC
Sometimes, those gates can snap back and deliver a parting gift – a smack on the backside.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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