"derrière" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derriere.wav Forms: derrières [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French derrière. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|derrière}} French derrière Head templates: {{en-noun}} derrière (plural derrières)
  1. (chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside. Tags: humorous Synonyms: buttocks, derriere Translations (bottom, bum, backside): المؤخرَة [feminine] (Arabic), 屁股 (Chinese Mandarin), takapuoli (Finnish), perä (Finnish), takamus (Finnish), derrière [masculine] (French), deretano [masculine] (Italian), traseiro [masculine] (Portuguese), trasero [masculine] (Spanish), retaguardia [feminine, humorous] (Spanish)

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