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DERRIERE

Dictionary entry overview: What does derriere mean?

• DERRIERE (noun)
The noun DERRIERE has 1 sense:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Familiarity information: DERRIERE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DERRIERE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arse; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; fanny; derriere; tush; buttocks; ass; buns; behind; fundament; seat; backside; rump; bottom; tail end; stern; tail; rear; bum; butt; can

Context examples:

he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("derriere" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("derriere" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

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