Definition of backside
: buttocks —often used in plural
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Examples of backside in a Sentence
our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long
Recent Examples of backside from the Web
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As Smithsonian.com reported in 2015, a scholar discovered an unpublished short story by Wharton on the backside of another manuscript at Yale.
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Ambrosio and friends spent their Malibu beach day by the water, leaving their bikini tops behind for a topless photo of their backsides.
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There are a lot of people who just won’t get off their backside and look for a job.
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And, both are pains in the backside to their bosses.
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Circa 1500
First Known Use of backside
circa 1500
BACKSIDE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of backside for English Language Learners
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: the part of the body that a person sits on
BACKSIDE Defined for Kids
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