backside

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A backside spin, shorted to 'back' in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider's chest facing downhill initially.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

A spider can flick off irritating hairs from the backside of its abdomen, which feel like fiberglass or minute cactus spines.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

“Of course, being a racist has been illegal in our formation since 1948. The same goes for sexual harassment,” Hegseth offered, possibly to cover his backside, only to expose it again a few sentences later.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

He started making up ground on the backside but had too much work to do against a superior Fierceness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

He could see Grover Clark’s backside in front of him, but he continued to hold Washington steady at thirty strokes per minute.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown