posteriors
Meaning
The hinder parts, as of an animal's body.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
I think everybody is covering their posteriors with the Enron scandal and it was very convenient that Sept. 11 came along to deflect the fact that they should never have been in the White House in the first place. What happened in the election was completely corrupt.
He who burns his posteriors must sit on blisters.