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This caused an already off-balance Adebayo to fall clumsily to the ground and land directly on his tailbone.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Linzey Strommen broke her tailbone while roller-skating to a Taylor Swift song at her daughter’s birthday party two years ago.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Over development, the tail disappears, fusing to form the coccyx or tailbone.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Then reverse the movement by dropping your belly toward the floor, lifting your chest, and tipping your tailbone up toward the ceiling.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Linzey Strommen broke her tailbone while roller-skating to a Taylor Swift song at her daughter’s birthday party two years ago.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Over development, the tail disappears, fusing to form the coccyx or tailbone.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Then reverse the movement by dropping your belly toward the floor, lifting your chest, and tipping your tailbone up toward the ceiling.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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tailbone
noun
tail·bone
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌbōn 
: coccyx
Medical Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
1
: a caudal vertebra
2
: coccyx
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