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DERRIERE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does derriere mean? 

DERRIERE (noun)
  The noun DERRIERE has 1 sense:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit onplay

  Familiarity information: DERRIERE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DERRIERE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hindquarters; tush; tooshie; tail end; tail; stern; seat; rump; rear end; rear; prat; posterior; nates; keister; arse; hind end; fundament; fanny; derriere; can; buttocks; butt; buns; bum; bottom; behind; backside; ass

Context example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Hypernyms ("derriere" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("derriere" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)


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