derrière

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derrière

  • /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French derrière.

noun derrières · derriere

  1. humorous Bottom, bum, backside. As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.

    Similar: 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, fundament, blessed assurance, booty

adverb derriere

  1. not comparable Performed at or to the back.

Translations

Every language

noun bottom, bum, backside

Españoltrasero, retaguardia
中文屁股
Portuguêstraseiro
Françaisderrière
Italianoderetano
العربيةالمؤخرَة

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"derrière." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/derri%C3%A8re. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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derrière. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/derri%C3%A8re

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"derrière." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/derri%C3%A8re.

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@misc{derrie_re_2026,
  title = {derrière},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derri%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}