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backside
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
backside
(noun)
backside
/
ˈ
bækˌsaɪd/
noun
plural
backsides
backside
/
ˈ
bækˌsaɪd/
noun
plural
backsides
Britannica Dictionary definition of BACKSIDE
[
count
]
informal
:
the part of the body that a person sits on
:
buttocks
She slid down the snowy hill on her
backside
. [=
behind, bottom
]
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