derrière
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of derrière
1765–75; < French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere < Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear
Example Sentences
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It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026
Which is how they find themselves stumbling off the twice-weekly bus to the derrière of nowhere, squinting at a dirt track that only seems to lead to more dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
In the latter procedure, which typically costs around $15,000 and is not covered by insurance, fat would be liposuctioned from her flanks, tummy and lower back and injected into her derrière.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021
Indeed, he might well come to the conclusion that it is the only way to keep his derrière out of jail.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2018
Il a deux pattes de derrière sur lesquelles il marche, et deux pattes de devant dont il fait usage pour tenir les journaux.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 by Various
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