callipygian

[ kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. having well-shaped buttocks.

callipygian

/ ˌkælɪˈpaɪɡəs; ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒɪən /

adjective

1. having beautifully shaped buttocks

Word History and Origins

Origin of callipygian¹

1640–50; < Greek kallipýg ( os ) with beautiful buttocks; referring to a statue of Aphrodite ( kalli- calli- + pyg ( ḗ ) rump + -os adj. suffix) + -ian

Word History and Origins

Origin of callipygian¹

C19: from Greek kallipugos, epithet of a statue of Aphrodite, from calli- + pugē buttocks