"bootylicious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-bootylicious.ogg Forms: more bootylicious [comparative], most bootylicious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəs Etymology: From booty + -licious. Term first originated in the 1990s, and was popularized by the 2001 Destiny's Child song "Bootylicious". Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|booty|licious}} booty + -licious Head templates: {{en-adj}} bootylicious (comparative more bootylicious, superlative most bootylicious)
  1. (slang) Having attractive buttocks. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Appearance, Buttocks Translations (callipygous): καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) (Ancient Greek)
    Sense id: en-bootylicious-en-adj-JFqMYOPT Disambiguation of Appearance: 76 0 24 Disambiguation of Buttocks: 59 0 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -licious, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -licious: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 40 34 Disambiguation of 'callipygous': 62 0 38
  2. (slang, nonce word) Bad; weak. Tags: nonce-word, slang
    Sense id: en-bootylicious-en-adj-TcButjgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -licious, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -licious: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 44 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 40 34
  3. (slang) Having a large booty (buttocks). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bootylicious-en-adj-EuEbu3R0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -licious, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -licious: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 27 40 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bumtastic, callipygian, callipygous, rumpalicious, bootilicious

Alternative forms

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