underbutt

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Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ butt, by analogy with underboob.

Noun[edit]

underbutt (plural underbutts)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) The lower part of the buttocks, especially as revealed by certain clothing such as skimpy shorts.
    • 2009, Karon Karter, The Ultimate Body Shaping Bible, page 116:
      Strengthens and slims your underbutt!
    • 2010, Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way, page 92:
      Most of the time it's just like any other dressing room, and I try not to cry when I'm forced to confront my underbutt under the bluish fluorescent light the three-way mirror.
    • 2017, Beth Behrs, The Total ME-Tox: How to Ditch Your Diet, Move Your Body & Love Your Life, unnumbered page:
      My struggle is with my underbutt. Not my butt, but my underbutt, that chunk between the butt and the legs.

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