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buttocks

Noun

Meaning

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art. Kenneth Tynan

Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted... [T]wo or three stinging strokes on the legs or buttocks with a switch are usually sufficient to emphasize the point, 'You must obey me. James Dobson

I sat before my typewriter and the great awful void descended, and I beat my head with my fists, put a pillow under my aching buttocks and made little noises of agony. John Fante

It is when there is a stampede, that a person with big buttocks knows that he carries a load. Nigerian Proverb

If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong. South African Proverb

People working on the slope of a mountain do not look at the buttocks of one another. Ghana Proverb

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