derriere

noun

der·​ri·​ere ˌder-ē-ˈer 

ˌde-rē-

variants or derrière

: the part of the body a person sits on : buttocks

—used euphemistically

Not only do most federal, state, and local parks and open spaces strictly prohibit taking any part of a plant, let alone digging up the whole thing, but try this on private land and you might be digging buckshot out of your derriere instead.

—Jerry Emory

Liposuction is also the best way to treat lumpy derrieres and remove saddle bags.

—Mary Ellen Banashek

Synonyms

• backside
• behind
• booty [slang]
• bootie
• bottom
• breech
• bum
• buns
• butt
• buttocks
• caboose
• can
• cheeks
• duff
• fanny
• fundament
• hams
• haunches
• heinie [slang]
• hunkers
• keister [slang]
• keester
• nates
• posterior
• rear
• rear end
• rump
• seat
• tail
• tail end
• tush [slang]

Examples of derriere in a Sentence

I slipped on the ice and fell on my derriere.

wore a jacket that reached just below the derriere

Recent Examples on the Web

Others say Bette Davis said its derriere reminded her of her second husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson. —Nicole Sperling Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024

The sexagenarian siren prances flirtatiously around Gerry, and even drops her derriere down low a few times. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023

The Big Dipper is not an official constellation but instead makes up the bright derriere and tail of Ursa Major. —Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024

The secret to a tight derriere is pretty straightforward, putting in that consistent work in the gym. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024

That’s when the audience was treated to a full view of Madonna’s derriere. —Mary Gabriel, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023

Whether procedure or natural, Black women have historically been synonymous with a larger derriere. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023

Really, the guy’s just not playing fair, now on the verge of turning 66 and still master of a sport designed to torment every age group, still kicking Father Time’s derriere. —Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023

Bruising, redness, and peeling aren’t such a setback when your social life is on hold, so there’s also been a surge in procedures not typically done in summer, such as Fraxel lasers and cellulite treatments that can result in a black-and-blue derriere. —April Long, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

French derrière, from Old French derrier back part, rear, from derier, adverb, behind, from Late Latin deretro, from Latin de from + retro back

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above