Meaning & use

butt

noun·Everyday

An informal term for a person's buttocks, the rounded part one sits on.

See it in a sentence

He slipped on the ice and landed hard on his butt.

She told the kids to get off the couch and off their butts to help with chores.

A note on using this word

Butt is also used in the phrase 'the butt of a joke', meaning the person or thing that everyone is laughing at.

Words with a similar meaning

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To hit or push something with the head or horns.

The goat butted the fence repeatedly, trying to get through.

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