as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
park your butts in the seats and keep quiet, or I'm turning this car around
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
the social outcast got tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes
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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
usually the U.S. Congress is the butt of the radio commentator's scathing wit
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as in to kick
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Recent Examples of butt
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2025
And when the butt of the joke is the MAGA movement itself, some readers will inevitably take it as an affront.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Tesla has spent much of the past year slashing sticker prices to protect volume, but that strategy is now butting up against profitability constraints.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Maybe being the butt of a joke is better than not being included in the joke at all.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2025
And when the butt of the joke is the MAGA movement itself, some readers will inevitably take it as an affront.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Verb
In addition, Musk has butted heads with top administration officials including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and trade adviser Peter Navarro.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Tesla has spent much of the past year slashing sticker prices to protect volume, but that strategy is now butting up against profitability constraints.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt
Verb
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The manager shouted at Emiliano Martinez to kick long and hoped to take PSG back to Villa Park with only a one-goal deficit.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But even that season’s team hardly ever practiced on the field, and in recent years it’s been used only by the team’s kicking specialist and as a spot where rehabbing players work out on the side.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Larson crashed during a practice session at Indianapolis, as his No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet spun out and bumped into the wall.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
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Highlights include two standout school sequences: one involving a bloody volleyball game, the other a swimming class in which Alpha bumps her head badly and clears the water like the shark in Jaws.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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Technicals were assessed to Hunter and to Indiana’s Myles Turner, who shoved Hunter after Hunter pushed Mathurin to the ground.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Ripley shoved Giulia into a diving Roxanne, opening the door for Rhea to hit a Riptide on Giulia for the win.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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That is a false narrative that Republicans have been pushing for years now.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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King was posted up on a family deer drive when the massive buck was pushed his way.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Asked about Trump's return to power on Thursday, Biden jabbed the current president on several fronts from domestic to international affairs.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Cole has jabbed at West on multiple occasions in the past.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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During that same April 5 episode, Weekend Update’s Colin Jost poked fun at the singer in a bit about the economy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 May 2025
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The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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That was what Patricio Wise was also trying to tap into as one of seven competitors in the burger battle and fundraiser organized by the American River Parkway Foundation.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2025
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His primary instruction for those trying to tap into their psychic power is to concentrate.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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At New York Fashion Week in September 2024, fashion label Tory Burch resurrected the Reva — a round-toe ballet flat that comes in soft or patent leather, stamped with the label’s circular medallion — that had been out of production since 2017.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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That bag also contained smaller bags of different colored pills — including some stamped with a Tesla symbol — that tested positive for MDMA and Xanax.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
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“Butt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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