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cabooses

noun

plural of caboose

as in seats

the part of the body upon which someone sits I couldn't even make it down the bunny slope without ending up on my caboose

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Noun

There's a hole-in-the-wall vibe with neon lights, bar seats, arcade-y vintage decor, and lower counter seats towards the back.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
It's got four seats (though the ones in the rear are only really suitable for kids under 5ft3), 481 liters of storage, and a bit more room for the charging cable and other gear under the rear seating.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026

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In the directors’ box, owner-chairman Steve Gibson blows out his cheeks while a euphoric stadium falls over itself with happiness and relief.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The rest of her Emmys look was soft and sweet, with delicate pink shades on her cheeks and lips and a few strokes of liner and mascara to define her blue eyes.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheeks

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Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bums

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Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of rumps

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Gap even takes things up a notch by swathing certain Five-Pocket selections in vegan suede and multiple shades of canvas — effectively nodding to its other beloved bottoms options.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Easy On / Easy Off, Healing and Recovery, Sensory-Considered, and Flexible Fit (though shoppers can also simply sort by traditional filters such as ‘tops’ and ‘bottoms’).

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottoms

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