butt

the part of the body we sit on

TRANSLATION

- der Po, der Hintern - dickes Ende eines länglichen Gegenstands - die Zigarettenkippe

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Software designers often give special names to their projects. When Apple programmers named a beta (test) version of a new software application "Sagan" in honor of the renowned astronomer, Carl Sagan - threatened to sue them. Naturally, Apple backed down, renaming the application "BHA".

Only later did Sagan discover that the new name was in fact an acronym - for "Butt-Head Astronomer"!

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butt (noun)

4. (Informal) The buttocks; the rear end. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
2. The larger or thicker end of an object: the butt of a rifle.

3. a. An unburned end, as of a cigarette. b.Informal. A cigarette.


Quite a few synonyms for this part of the body!

buttocks, arse, back end, backside, behind, bum, buns, BUTT, can, fundament, gluteus maximus, haunches, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, bottom, behind, fanny, ass

Note:

to work one's butt off = Knochenarbeit leisten, sich den Arsch aufreißen

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