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: the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
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she slipped in the mud puddle and hit the ground square on her buttocks
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BBLs involve taking fat from some sections of the body—usually around the belly—and redistributing it to the bottom, hips and thighs to create an hourglass figure and large buttocks.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The men lap it up, but their lust is mocked as well as indulged; the camera, gliding matter-of-factly past a row of swaying hips and bouncing buttocks, could easily be a manager taking inventory.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The areas of skin most often affected are the warm crevices of your body—your underarms, groin, buttocks, under-boob area, or inner thighs.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
The chimps gouged out his right eye and chewed off his nose, eight of his fingers, a chunk of his skull as well as parts of his lips, cheek, buttocks, genitals and feet.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
The men lap it up, but their lust is mocked as well as indulged; the camera, gliding matter-of-factly past a row of swaying hips and bouncing buttocks, could easily be a manager taking inventory.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The areas of skin most often affected are the warm crevices of your body—your underarms, groin, buttocks, under-boob area, or inner thighs.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
The chimps gouged out his right eye and chewed off his nose, eight of his fingers, a chunk of his skull as well as parts of his lips, cheek, buttocks, genitals and feet.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Buttock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttock. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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buttock
noun
but·tock
ˈbət-ək 
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: the back of the hip which forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
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