derriere

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It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Which is how they find themselves stumbling off the twice-weekly bus to the derrière of nowhere, squinting at a dirt track that only seems to lead to more dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

In the latter procedure, which typically costs around $15,000 and is not covered by insurance, fat would be liposuctioned from her flanks, tummy and lower back and injected into her derrière.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Indeed, he might well come to the conclusion that it is the only way to keep his derrière out of jail.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2018

Sur un riche sofa derrière un paravent Loin des flambeaux, du bruit, des parleurs et du vent, La quinteuse déesse incessamment repose, Le coeur gros de chagrin, sans en savoir la cause.

From Letters on England by Voltaire