as in backside
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
Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
That's the thinking behind the Personomic saddle, which is printed to fit the butt of each individual cyclist.
—Ben Coxworth
october 24, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The purpose of the dome remains unclear, though scientists have suggested pachycephalosaurs may have used them to butt heads in combat or to impress potential mates.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That same month, Siwa was the butt of a joke from Miley Cyrus, her idol, at WorldPride.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
That's the thinking behind the Personomic saddle, which is printed to fit the butt of each individual cyclist.
—Ben Coxworth
october 24, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
As senators butt heads over the cryptocurrency industry’s top-priority legislation, the digital assets industry is trying to stick together in the hopes of getting a rare bipartisan deal.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The purpose of the dome remains unclear, though scientists have suggested pachycephalosaurs may have used them to butt heads in combat or to impress potential mates.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt
Verb
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In police custody, officers repeatedly kicked the brothers in the groin, according to Adams, leaving him urinating blood.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was accused of punching and kicking Jewish protesters at several pro-Israel rallies over a nine-month period in New York City, starting last year.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Well, management decided to bump two old queso recipes off the menu to make room for this newcomer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Pizzitola and his two friends had been walking outside to a rideshare pickup when one friend allegedly bumped into a woman.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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Altria The parent company of tobacco brand Marlboro and one of the country’s largest tobacco firms has pushed for less FDA oversight of e-cigarettes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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As Lloyd Kelly passes to Andrea Cambiaso, Valverde pushes up from right-back while Jude Bellingham and Tchouameni track Teun Koopmeiners and Khephren Thuram.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For nations in the developing world, the vote has been an opportunity to jab at the United States on an issue that has traditionally carried little diplomatic weight.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Vogue's Anna Wintour playfully poked fun at Rocky's daughter being his namesake in her introduction to the rapper, 37.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sad and Beautiful World finds Mavis, 86, exploring, rediscovering, and poking holes at her lifetime of righteous optimism.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Top news OpenAI taps AWS Amazon shares closed at a record high Monday after OpenAI agreed to buy $38 billion worth of AWS capacity in a fresh sign that the ChatGPT developer is no longer dependent on Microsoft.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Customers can tap their phones to the bag’s logo to access brand videos, authentication verification, care instructions, and personalized questionnaires.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Butt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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