quakebuttock

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quakebuttock

/ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/ UK
/ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/ US
[-ˌbəɾək] US

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From quake + buttock. The word was rare before the 20th century but appears to have experienced a revival.

noun quakebuttocks · quake-buttock

humorous, obsolete, rare A coward. See what theſe times are grown to, before twenty / I ruſh'd into the world, which is indeed / Much like the Art of ſwiming, he that will attain to't / Muſt fall plump, and duck himſelf at firſt, / And that will make him hardy and advent'rous, / And not ſtand putting in one foot, and ſhiver, / And th
Similar: quakebreech, bottler, caitiff, candy-ass, candy-arse, coistril, coward, chicken, chicken liver, chickenshit, cocktail, cowardy custard

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@misc{quakebuttock_2026,
  title = {quakebuttock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quakebuttock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}