1
: the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
2
Examples of buttock in a Sentence
she slipped in the mud puddle and hit the ground square on her buttocks
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An 18-year-old man was shot in his buttocks, and a 22-year-old man was shot in his right arm.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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The study also noted that tanning bed users were more likely to develop melanoma in places that aren’t typically impacted by everyday sun exposure, like the buttocks and lower back, because most tanning bed users tan naked or in their underwear.
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And, Gerami notes, those who used tanning beds had mutations in areas of the body typically protected from the sun, such as the lower back or buttocks.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
These users were also more likely to develop skin cancers on parts of their body that had rarely been exposed to sun, such as the lower back and buttocks.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
The study also noted that tanning bed users were more likely to develop melanoma in places that aren’t typically impacted by everyday sun exposure, like the buttocks and lower back, because most tanning bed users tan naked or in their underwear.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
And, Gerami notes, those who used tanning beds had mutations in areas of the body typically protected from the sun, such as the lower back or buttocks.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Buttock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttock. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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buttock
noun
but·tock
ˈbət-ək 
1
: the back of the hip which forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits
2
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