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Backside
Slang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
backsides
What does "backside" mean in body slang?
The term "backside" refers to a person's buttocks, the part of the body used for sitting. The structure is a polite euphemism combining "back" and "side" to avoid direct or crude wording. It is informal but generally neutral, often used in everyday speech, sometimes as a mild or indirect way to refer to the rear end without being explicit or offensive.
Examples
He slipped on the wet floor and landed on his backside.
Lexical Tree
backside
back
side
