derriere
noun
, ˌde-rē-\
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Synonyms
backside, behind, booty (also bootie) [slang], bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, caboose, can, cheeks, duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, heinie [slang], hunkers, keister (also keester) [slang], nates, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tush [slang]
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In the snap, Kardashian wore a bare strappy black two-piece suit from Girls on Swim, its clear vinyl straps hugging her derriere. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Kourtney Kardashian Rocks Skimpy Black Bikini as Kids and Friends Join Her and Boyfriend in Italy," 30 June 2018 Through the years, the quaint 'burb has accepted being the butt of jokes, quite literally in the form of Vulcan's derriere, while stubbornly standing up for its independence. — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, "A History of Homewood," 19 Feb. 2018 Still, those oblate derrieres acknowledge that the flat stovetops of our Western kitchens make a rounded cooking vessel difficult to use. — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, "What you need to know before you wok," 16 Feb. 2018 Lattimore recorded a pick after Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan's pass deflected off the hands of his receiver and landed softly on Lattimore's derriere. — Eddie Pells, Houston Chronicle, "ICYMI in NFL Week 16: Patriots benefit again on TD reversal," 25 Dec. 2017 Lattimore recorded a pick after Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s pass deflected off the hands of his receiver and landed softly on Lattimore’s derriere. — Eddie Pells, The Seattle Times, "ICYMI in NFL Week 16: Patriots benefit again on TD reversal," 24 Dec. 2017 San Diego Blonde featured a cartoon of a curvy babe in a bikini top; Shake Your Money Maker Nut Brown Ale, an orange-haired woman who flaunts both bust and derriere. — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Sexism and beer — an image craft brewers want to promote?," 19 Oct. 2017 The Function will give bass, future, and funk-loving fans a space to shake their derrieres, all bodies welcome. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "NYC's Schimanski Announces The Function Fridays With Webster Hall's Girls & Boys Crew: Exclusive," 7 Sep. 2017 As my colleague Sarah Ellison has noted, Yahoo’s biggest names often suffered as their expensive work competed for clicks with algorithmic searches for pictures of Kim Kardashian’s derriere. — Joe Pompeo, The Hive, "Can Oath, the Arranged Media Marriage of Yahoo and AOL, Avoid a Rough Divorce?," 16 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'derriere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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derriere
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