derrière

[der-ee-air; Fr. de-ryer]

der·ri·ère

[der-ee-air; Fr. de-ryer]
noun
the buttocks; rump.
Also, der·ri·ere.


Origin:
1765–75; < French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere < Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; compare arrear
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Derrière is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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derrière (ˌdɛrɪˈɛə, French dɛrjɛr)
 
n
euphemistic the buttocks
 
[C18: literally: behind (prep), from Old French deriere, from Latin dē retrō from the back]

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