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derrieres

noun

variants or derrières

plural of derriere

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits wore a jacket that reached just below the derriere

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Noun

Her makeup is both fresh-faced and warm, with a hint of glowy—not shimmery—bronze on her cheeks and lids, and a generous dose of mascara without any discernible liner.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
After Swift appeared with Fazit’s Gold Speckles makeup patches decorating her cheeks, the brand reported a 3,500 percent increase in direct-to-consumer sales.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

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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Republicans can lose no more than three seats this cycle and are defending more than half a dozen in battleground states.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Much to the relief of frequent festgoers, the Cinematheque updated its ticketing system this year, making the scramble for seats a little more efficient, though tickets are still challenging to come by.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of seats

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This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.

— Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Beer is bringing four cosmetics to the Item Shop, with her cats Mookie and Maple being more cuddly than usual with their tails intertwined.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tails

Noun

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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