derriere

der·ri·ère

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [der-ee-air; French de-ryer]
- /ˌdɛr iˈɛər; French dɛˈryɛr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [der-ee-air; French de-ryer]
- /ˌdɛr iˈɛər; French dɛˈryɛr/

Definitions of derriere word

noun derriere backside 3
noun derriere the buttocks 3
noun derriere the buttocks; rump. 1
noun derriere (humourous) bottom, bum. 1
noun derriere buttocks 1

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Origin of derriere

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

1765-75; < French (preposition, noun); Old French deriere < Vulgar Latin *dē retrō, for Latin retrō towards the rear, backwards; cf. arrear

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Parts of speech for Derriere

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for derriere

noun derriere

rump — the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
buttocks — the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump
bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.

All 34 Synonyms of derriere

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noun derriere

front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
offshoot — a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.

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