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back·side

   [bak-sahyd]
noun
1.
the rear or back part or view of an object, person, scene, etc.; that part which is opposite the front.
2.
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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backside
late 15c., from back (adj.) + side. In the specific sense of "rump, buttocks" it is first recorded c.1500.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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backside definition


  1. 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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