gluteus maximus

[mak-suh-muhs] / ˈmæk sə məs /

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind bottom bum butt derriere fanny fundament haunches hindquarters posterior rear rump seat

WEAK

back end

NOUN

can

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind butt fanny fundament posterior rump seat tush

WEAK

derriere hind end

NOUN

duff

Synonyms

STRONG

ass backside behind bum buns butt buttocks cheeks derriere fanny keister posterior seat

WEAK

heinie

NOUN

fanny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ass posterior

STRONG

backside behind bottom bum buns butt cheeks derriere hindquarters rump seat tail

WEAK

heinie rear end

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So if you still have hope, get your soft, wide gluteus maximus off the couch, get informed and go vote.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022

Instead, Davis has a bruise on his gluteus maximus, the main muscle that makes up the buttocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2020

About calves, hamstrings, Achilles, knees and weak glutes — they’re the three muscles in the buttocks: gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2019

Along with the gluteus maximus, the tensor fascia lata muscle forms the iliotibial tract.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

gluteus maximus

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