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View synonyms for derrière

derrière

Or der·ri·ere

[der-ee-air, de-ryer]

noun

  1. the buttocks; rump.



derrière

/ dɛrjɛr, ˌdɛrɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. euphemistic,  the buttocks

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Word History and Origins

Origin of derrière1

1765–75; < French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere < Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; arrear
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derrière1

C18: literally: behind (prep), from Old French deriere, from Latin dē retrō from the back

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