callipygous

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callipygous

/kalɪˈpɪdʒəs/ UK
/kalɪˈpʌɪɡəs/ UK
/ˌkæl.ɪˈpɪ.d͡ʒəs/ US
/kæləˈpaɪɡəs/ US

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From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”) + -ous.

adjective more callipygous · most callipygous

Synonym of callipygian. One does not fall very desperately in love with a loud speaker, however pretty, however firmly plump (for Philip's tastes were rather old-fashioned), however attractively callipygous.
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@misc{callipygous_2026,
  title = {callipygous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callipygous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}