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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Five cops have been suspended after a prisoner allegedly smuggled a gun in his buttocks and shot another prisoner in the back of a police transport van in Westchester County, authorities said Thursday.
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Merlino survived around two dozen assassination attempts, including one in which he got shot in the buttocks.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
In April 2022 the artist, real name Lontrell Williams, was sentenced to 63 months in prison after pleading guilty to a gun conspiracy charge stemming from an October 2020 confrontation that left a man shot in the buttocks.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Safe for all skin types, with little to no downtime and priced at $450 per session, it’s used on the face, neck, chest, hands, elbows, knees, and buttocks.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Merlino survived around two dozen assassination attempts, including one in which he got shot in the buttocks.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
In April 2022 the artist, real name Lontrell Williams, was sentenced to 63 months in prison after pleading guilty to a gun conspiracy charge stemming from an October 2020 confrontation that left a man shot in the buttocks.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Safe for all skin types, with little to no downtime and priced at $450 per session, it’s used on the face, neck, chest, hands, elbows, knees, and buttocks.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buttock
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“Buttock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttock. Accessed 29 Oct. 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
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