Backside
the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.
rump; buttocks.
Contemporary Examples
Vanity Wonder, 30, has had hundreds of butt and hip injections to achieve a more Kim Kardashian–like backside.
Illegal Butt Injections Are on the Rise and Women Are at Risk Lizzie Crocker, Caitlin Dickson October 12, 2012
While slips can hide VPL and your backside on a windy day, Spanx can help hide a lot more, like cellulite or a protruding tummy.
Kate Middleton’s “Bottomgate” Shows Why Women Still Need Slips Keli Goff May 27, 2014
The order that Gonzales made clear but not explicit was easy to interpret: Play ball or put your backside in the U-Haul.
Obama Buries ACORN Stanley Crouch October 20, 2008
Remember the outcry when Miley Cyrus bared just her back (let alone her backside) for Vanity Fair?
Pictures of Justin Bieber Naked Leak, and We Just Don’t Know How to Feel Kevin Fallon August 11, 2013
He said he still gets some pain “in my backside” and a couple of ibuprofen take care of that.
Rick Perry, Humbled by His ‘Oops,’ May Be Ready This Time Eleanor Clift June 22, 2014
Historical Examples
He spent forty years in the house of Pharaoh, forty years “at the backside of the desert,” and forty years in the wilderness.
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II Charles Henry Mackintosh
Then you can see my backside too; there’s a bargain for you.
Dryden’s Works (8 of 18): Amphitryon; King Arthur; Cleomenes; Love Triumphant John Dryden
Dahn squats one on his backside an’ writes something in ‘igh words.
The Burning Spear John Galsworthy
They were quietly brought to the backside of the Tarras, to Scotland-ward.
Border Raids and Reivers Robert Borland
My backside might be in a swivelchair, but my soul would be right up here.
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore
noun
the back of something
(informal) (ˈbækˌsaɪd). the buttocks
n.
c.1400, from back (adj.) + side (n.). In the specific sense of “rump, buttocks” it is first recorded c.1500.
noun
The buttocks; rump: slapped her on the backside
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