Definition of buttock
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: the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
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Based on teeth, joints, and bone structure, the first man was likely between 25 and 29 years of age when he was shot in the right buttocks.
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And Pirates starter Ivan Nova, in what looked every bit like a payback pitch, smacked JB Shuck with a pitch in the buttocks to start the Marlins’ third.
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While buttocks implants are the most popular in the Southeast, lip reduction is top of mind in the Midwest, the society found in its report.
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On another occasion in July 2016, a woman alleged Terry pulled her close to him during a photo shoot and slid his hand over her buttocks.
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Wilson alleges in her $100,000 lawsuit that Lloyd then put his hands inside her waistband and touched her buttocks and genital area.
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Without buttock cleavage, the commercial was a failure.
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Earlier this week the victim's paternal great aunt provided investigators with photos of multiple bruises on the boy's head, lower back and buttocks.
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An eight-page memo disclosed by IndyStar that summarizes interviews with six women who attended the party detailed the allegations, including back rubs, buttocks groping and hugs.
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Origin and Etymology of buttock
Middle English buttok — more at butt
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of buttock for English Language Learners
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: either of the two soft parts of the body that a person sits on
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