callipygian

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callipygian

/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ US
/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/ Canada
/ˌkæliˈpɪdʒjən/ Canada
/ˌkæləˈpɪdʒi.ən/ Canada
/ˌkæləˈpɪdʒjən/ Canada

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From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

adjective more callipygian · most callipygian · kallipygian

Having beautifully shaped buttocks. […]we soon once more were in a state to renew our delicious combat; and a second course was run in the delightful callipygian recesses of Venus’s second temple of lubricity.
Similar: bootylicious, bumtastic, callipygous, rumpalicious, thicc
Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

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adj having beautiful buttocks

Español	calipigio
Português	calipígio, popozudo, bundudo, rabudo
Français	callipyge, fessu
Deutsch	kallipygisch
Italiano	callipige
Ελληνικά	καλλίπυγος kallípygos
Русский	каллипиги́йский kallipigíjskij, каллипиги́йская kallipigíjskaja

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@misc{callipygian_2026,
  title = {callipygian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callipygian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}