buttock
Americannoun
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buttocks
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Usually buttocks.
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(in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.
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(in animals) the rump.
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Nautical. Sometimes buttocks. the aftermost portion of a hull above the water line and in front of the rudder, merging with the run below the water line.
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either of the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump See also gluteus
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the analogous part in some mammals
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Etymology
Origin of buttock
before 1000; Middle English buttok, Old English buttuc. See butt 1, -ock
Example Sentences
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ICE officials acknowledged that Ayala-Uribe died at the Victorville hospital while waiting for surgery for an abscess on his buttock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
A non-surgical BBL most often involves filler being injected into the buttock to make it bigger, more rounded or lifted, and is not regulated in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Surgically speaking, a BBL is basically fat grafting, in which fat is moved from one location to your body to your buttock area.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2023
British journalist Nigel Ely wrote a 2017 book about a chunk of Saddam’s left buttock that he pried off the statue.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
Mr. Richard tried to help him get up and the pain shot up from his side and buttock to his head and eyes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
The study also found that people who used tanning beds were more likely to develop melanoma on body areas that are usually shielded from the sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
Non-surgical BBLs are one of the most high-risk procedures which involve filler being injected into the buttocks to make them bigger, more rounded or lifted.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
The 21st century has seen a trend for pads, fillers, and surgery to enlarge lips, breasts, and buttocks, but we don’t yet have off-the-peg belly pads as they did in 1793.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
It was much too big for him, a cushioned throne intended to accommodate the ma- gister’s massive buttocks, with thick sturdy legs to bear his weight.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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