buttock

[buht-uhk]

noun

1. Usually buttocks.

   1. (in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.

   2. (in animals) the rump.

2. Nautical.,  Sometimes buttocks. the aftermost portion of a hull above the water line and in front of the rudder, merging with the run below the water line.

buttock

/ ˈbʌtək /

noun

1. either of the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump See also gluteus

2. the analogous part in some mammals

Other Word Forms

• buttocked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttock¹

before 1000; Middle English buttok, Old English buttuc. See butt ¹, -ock

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttock¹

C13: perhaps from Old English buttuc round slope, diminutive of butt (unattested) strip of land; see _butt ¹ _-ock

Example Sentences

On the first, she had been accompanying him from his dressing-room to the set when she felt his hand on her buttock.

From BBC

At one point, a surgeon drew on her buttock to indicate where they might need to cut, because the infection was spreading so quickly.

From BBC

A non-surgical BBL most often involves filler being injected into the buttock to make it bigger, more rounded or lifted, and is not regulated in the UK.

From BBC

In his complaint, Cardello-Smith alleged that Combs touched him on his left buttock and offered him a spiked drink.

From Los Angeles Times

Cardello-Smith, who says he was working as a restaurant bartender at the time, accused Combs of touching him on the left buttock and offering him a spiked drink.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• backside 
• butt 
• cheek 
• derriere 
• rear end 
• rump