What is another word for backsides?

Pronunciation: [bˈaksa͡ɪdz] (IPA)

Backsides are commonly referred to as the butt, buttocks, derriere, rear end, posterior or hindquarters. These synonyms have been used for years to refer to this part of the human body, both in a humorous and formal manner. Other synonyms include the slang terms rear, booty, and buns. Some less common alternatives include keister, tush, fanny, and patootie. These terms are often used in literature, entertainment, and everyday conversation. Regardless of the word used, backsides play an important role in human anatomy and are often viewed as a source of attraction or humor.

What are the hypernyms for Backsides?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Backsides

To the fields, lest the Master see you so slack, and tempt the gods to work more such miracles on your backsides!"
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
In consequence of our not shooting any of them, they began to jeer and laugh at us, slapping their backsides at and jumping about in front of us, and indecently daring and deriding us.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles
486: "It happened in an English village where Saint Austin was preaching, that the Pagans therein did beat and abuse both him and his associates, opprobriously tying fish-tails to their backsides; in revenge whereof an impudent author relateth ...
"The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream'"
Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

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