back-side

noun

the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.

rump; buttocks.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English back syde; see back¹, side¹; compare Old English bæce backside

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backside (ˌbækˈsaɪd)

—n
1.	the back of something
2.	informal the buttocks

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Word Origin & History

backside

late 15c., from back (adj.) + side. In the specific sense of "rump, buttocks" it is first recorded c.1500.

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Slang Dictionary

backside definition

n.
the buttocks; one's rear. : There is some mustard or something on your backside.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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