gluteus maximus
Americannoun
plural
glutei maximi-
the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
-
Facetious. the buttocks.
Etymology
Origin of gluteus maximus
1900–05; < New Latin: largest gluteus
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
So if you still have hope, get your soft, wide gluteus maximus off the couch, get informed and go vote.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
Instead, Davis has a bruise on his gluteus maximus, the main muscle that makes up the buttocks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2020
About calves, hamstrings, Achilles, knees and weak glutes — they’re the three muscles in the buttocks: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2019
The large and strong gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus extend and abduct the femur.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
