"rumpology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: rump + -ology Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rump|ology}} rump + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rumpology (uncountable)
  1. The claimed ability to foretell the future by reading the characteristics of a person's buttocks. Wikipedia link: rumpology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Buttocks, Pseudoscience Synonyms: butt reading [US, informal] Related terms: physiognomy

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