glutei maximi

noun, plural glutei max·i·mi

[mak-suh-mahy] .

the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.

Facetious. the buttocks.

Origin:
1900–05; < Neo-Latin: largest gluteus

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gluteus maximus
noun
the outermost of the three gluteal muscles

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Glutei maximi is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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