Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: derriere  `de-ree'ehr
  1. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    "he deserves a good kick in the derriere"
    - buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], can [N. Amer], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, behind, heinie [US], derrière

Derived forms: derrières, derrieres

Type of: body part

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Derriere