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: the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
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she slipped in the mud puddle and hit the ground square on her buttocks
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Brown’s 14-year-old stepdaughter was shot in her buttocks.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The 14-year-old was struck in the ankle, the girl was wounded in the buttocks and the oldest teen was grazed in the back, police said.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The 14-year-old was struck in the ankle, the girl was wounded in the buttocks and the oldest teen was grazed in the back, police said.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
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“Buttock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttock. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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buttock
noun
but·tock
ˈbət-ək 
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: the back of the hip which forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
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