derrière
or der·ri·ere
[der-ee-air; French de-ryer]
noun
the buttocks; rump.
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Origin of derrière
1765–75; < French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere < Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear
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She received so much attention her derriere was even given its own Facebook page.
His leather jackets and vests were constructed with peplums that swirled and blossomed just above the derriere.
Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Haider Ackermann, Lanvin, and Comme des Garçons|Robin Givhan|March 4, 2012|DAILY BEASTLest her little monster fans worry, as she stepped on stage, her derriere did not appear to have been impaled.
Eventually, Williams joined him on stage and playfully smacked his derriere with a tennis racket in the shape of a heart.
derrière
noun
Word Origin for derrière
C18: literally: behind (prep), from Old French deriere, from Latin dē retrō from the back
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