Meaning & use

tush

noun·Everyday

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(informal) a person's buttocks.

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The toddler plopped his tush right down in the mud puddle.

She joked about needing to get off her tush and start exercising.

A note on using this word

A mild, family-friendly euphemism, commonly used with children or in lighthearted conversation rather than formal writing.

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