Butt
noun
The part of the body you sit on.
The little boy fell on his butt when he was learning to ice skate.
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Informal
noun
The thick end of something, like a cigarette or rifle.
Please pick up the cigarette butts off the ground.
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Technical
noun
The target of a joke or teasing.
She always ends up being the butt of his jokes.
Often appears as...
- butt of jokes
- butt of criticism
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Disapproving
verb
To hit or push something with the head or horns.
The ram butted him with its head.
Often appears as...
- butt head
- butt horns
noun
A large barrel used for storing liquid, like wine or beer.
The wine is aged in oak butts.
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Technical
noun
The end piece of a smoked meat, often pork.
Slow-cooked pork butt is a Southern US delicacy.
noun
The part of the body you sit on.
The little boy fell on his butt when he was learning to ice skate.
Usage tips
Informal
noun
The thick end of something, like a cigarette or rifle.
Please pick up the cigarette butts off the ground.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The target of a joke or teasing.
She always ends up being the butt of his jokes.
Often appears as...
- butt of jokes
- butt of criticism
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To hit or push something with the head or horns.
The ram butted him with its head.
Often appears as...
- butt head
- butt horns
noun
A large barrel used for storing liquid, like wine or beer.
The wine is aged in oak butts.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The end piece of a smoked meat, often pork.
Slow-cooked pork butt is a Southern US delicacy.
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Pro Tip 1/3Casual Language
Often used informally among friends or in relaxed settings; may be seen as rude in formal contexts.
I need a cushion for my butt; this chair is too hard.
Pro Tip 2/3American Slang
In the US, 'butt' is very commonly used in everyday language.
She kicked the soccer ball with her butt by accident.
Pro Tip 3/3Body Positivity
Can be used neutrally or affectionately, but be aware of the person's comfort level.
You've been working out, and your butt looks great!
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Language
Often used informally among friends or in relaxed settings; may be seen as rude in formal contexts.
I need a cushion for my butt; this chair is too hard.
Pro Tip 2/3American Slang
In the US, 'butt' is very commonly used in everyday language.
She kicked the soccer ball with her butt by accident.
Pro Tip 3/3Body Positivity
Can be used neutrally or affectionately, but be aware of the person's comfort level.
You've been working out, and your butt looks great!
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Language
Often used informally among friends or in relaxed settings; may be seen as rude in formal contexts.
I need a cushion for my butt; this chair is too hard.
Pro Tip 2/3American Slang
In the US, 'butt' is very commonly used in everyday language.
She kicked the soccer ball with her butt by accident.
Pro Tip 3/3Body Positivity
Can be used neutrally or affectionately, but be aware of the person's comfort level.
You've been working out, and your butt looks great!
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Deep ocean mysteries and...
In the darkness of the deep sea, he's got glowing tentacles, so if I'm coming at you like him, I put my arms out in the darkness so all you see are little glowing things over here. Meanwhile, I'm coming at you. When he wants to escape, he's got these glowing pods on his butt that look like eyes. Glowing eyes on his butt. How cool is that?
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A Grumpy Shoebill...
don't meet the guevara caught a passenger on uh mosley cough butts and burtles or bobo but he picked out benito panettone who was bombing doing the wing like an extra set missile man he cushioned it on his chest knocked meg george here flicked it up one of these buns one lollipop two lollipop three and then he laid it on a
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What's the World's Most...
data shows that cigarette filters found on beaches have declined over the last few years however according to the World Health Organization cigarette butts are still the number one item picked up on beaches worldwide the bad news vaping is quickly gaining popularity and the cartridges and tips use with these
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12 truths I learned from...
Every writer you know writes really terrible first drafts, but they keep their butt in the chair. That's the secret of life. That's probably the main difference between you and them. They just do it. They do it by prearrangement with themselves. They do it as a debt of honor.
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The secret to desire in...
And you actually just enter that place where you stop being the good citizen who is taking care of things and being responsible. Responsibility and desire just butt heads. They don't really do well together. Erotic couples also understand that passion waxes and wanes.
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Advice from the world’s...
messy window the disgusting messy window full of cigarette butts it's such a et cetera running out of time so your takeaway from all this what is your takeaway from all this good question your takeaway is that the the freaky marginal nooks and crannies of the world
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Your body language...
testosterone butts really stress reactive probably not right you want the person who's powerful and assertive and dominant but not very stress reactive the person who's laid-back so we know that in in primate hierarchies if an alpha needs to take over if an
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The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
over the wall of space we have no choice but to follow it sounds kind of simplistic but nobody really looked me in the eye and gave me that heave-ho to get up get off my butt and get on with my life with the vital help of this
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The power of vulnerabilit...
We perfect. If there's anyone who wants their life to look like this, it would be me, but it doesn't work. Because what we do is we take fat from our butts and put it in our cheeks.
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He Spent 40 Years Alone...
actually learning to fall is probably the most important thing you're going to fall sick a lot easier falling on your butt than on your face
Video examples
Deep ocean mysteries and...
In the darkness of the deep sea, he's got glowing tentacles, so if I'm coming at you like him, I put my arms out in the darkness so all you see are little glowing things over here. Meanwhile, I'm coming at you. When he wants to escape, he's got these glowing pods on his butt that look like eyes. Glowing eyes on his butt. How cool is that?
Video examples
A Grumpy Shoebill...
don't meet the guevara caught a passenger on uh mosley cough butts and burtles or bobo but he picked out benito panettone who was bombing doing the wing like an extra set missile man he cushioned it on his chest knocked meg george here flicked it up one of these buns one lollipop two lollipop three and then he laid it on a
Video examples
What's the World's Most...
data shows that cigarette filters found on beaches have declined over the last few years however according to the World Health Organization cigarette butts are still the number one item picked up on beaches worldwide the bad news vaping is quickly gaining popularity and the cartridges and tips use with these
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
Every writer you know writes really terrible first drafts, but they keep their butt in the chair. That's the secret of life. That's probably the main difference between you and them. They just do it. They do it by prearrangement with themselves. They do it as a debt of honor.
Video examples
The secret to desire in...
And you actually just enter that place where you stop being the good citizen who is taking care of things and being responsible. Responsibility and desire just butt heads. They don't really do well together. Erotic couples also understand that passion waxes and wanes.
Video examples
Advice from the world’s...
messy window the disgusting messy window full of cigarette butts it's such a et cetera running out of time so your takeaway from all this what is your takeaway from all this good question your takeaway is that the the freaky marginal nooks and crannies of the world
Video examples
Your body language...
testosterone butts really stress reactive probably not right you want the person who's powerful and assertive and dominant but not very stress reactive the person who's laid-back so we know that in in primate hierarchies if an alpha needs to take over if an
Video examples
The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
over the wall of space we have no choice but to follow it sounds kind of simplistic but nobody really looked me in the eye and gave me that heave-ho to get up get off my butt and get on with my life with the vital help of this
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
We perfect. If there's anyone who wants their life to look like this, it would be me, but it doesn't work. Because what we do is we take fat from our butts and put it in our cheeks.
Video examples
He Spent 40 Years Alone...
actually learning to fall is probably the most important thing you're going to fall sick a lot easier falling on your butt than on your face
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Gil Gerard
American Actor
I brought my personality and sense of wonder and I think they wrote as much of my personality as they could. I do not go around kicking butt and saving the universe all the time but they tried to capture me as best as they could in the character.
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Kara Lindsay
American Actress
I loved math and science. It just made sense to me. But my hatred for world history has come to bite me in the butt in my adult years. Every show I have done professionally has required me to study the world in which my characters lived.
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John Varvatos
American Designer
I always talk about a great-fitting pair of jeans. Girls are concerned about the way their butt looks in a pair of jeans, and I think a guy having a really great-fitting pair of jeans is just as important.
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Laurel Van Ness
Canadian Wrestler
The people that have made a name for themselves and really just can wrestle have worked their butts off to get to that place. They definitely deserve a lot of respect.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt!
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Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
Every day growing up, I had this dream about the World Cup: I score the winning goal. In the final minute. With my butt!
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Nelly
American Musician
I probably only cried five or six times in my life and I think four of those times was from my daddy kicking my butt.
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Nick Cave
Australian Musician
I've spent my life butting my head against other people's lack of imagination.
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Jeremy London
American Actor
I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.
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Wayne Huizenga
American Businessman
I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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Gil Gerard
American Actor
I brought my personality and sense of wonder and I think they wrote as much of my personality as they could. I do not go around kicking butt and saving the universe all the time but they tried to capture me as best as they could in the character.
Quote examples
Kara Lindsay
American Actress
I loved math and science. It just made sense to me. But my hatred for world history has come to bite me in the butt in my adult years. Every show I have done professionally has required me to study the world in which my characters lived.
Quote examples
John Varvatos
American Designer
I always talk about a great-fitting pair of jeans. Girls are concerned about the way their butt looks in a pair of jeans, and I think a guy having a really great-fitting pair of jeans is just as important.
Quote examples
Laurel Van Ness
Canadian Wrestler
The people that have made a name for themselves and really just can wrestle have worked their butts off to get to that place. They definitely deserve a lot of respect.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt!
Quote examples
Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
Every day growing up, I had this dream about the World Cup: I score the winning goal. In the final minute. With my butt!
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Nelly
American Musician
I probably only cried five or six times in my life and I think four of those times was from my daddy kicking my butt.
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Nick Cave
Australian Musician
I've spent my life butting my head against other people's lack of imagination.
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Jeremy London
American Actor
I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.
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Wayne Huizenga
American Businessman
I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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