derriere

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The techniques Shipherd uses to help star athletes reclaim their A game are essentially the same as those that might apply to a middle-aged woman who fell on her derriere: positive self-talk and baby steps.

From Washington Post

They did, however, get some media coverage, and she got a wrist tattoo to go with others that he had given her earlier, including a parrot on her derrière.

From New York Times

In one of their tamer pieces of correspondence, he describes creating a “threesome-facilitating chair” with adjustable holsters for the legs and derrière.

From New York Times

When Ms. Deretsky illustrated Tiktaalik, she portrayed it with its derrière submerged in water, as the fossil’s back half was a mystery at the time.

From New York Times

Making the most of her 15- to 30-second screen time in each, she winks, pouts, shrugs or sticks out her derrière; she mimes putting on serum, eye cream and lip balm, urging her viewers to “project fabulous.”

From New York Times