as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
park your butts in the seats and keep quiet, or I'm turning this car around
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
the social outcast got tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes
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as in targets
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
usually the U.S. Congress is the butt of the radio commentator's scathing wit
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Recent Examples of butts
Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The West Highland neighborhood butts up against open space with miles of hiking trails that provide plenty of opportunity to explore Boulder’s great outdoors, known to span 45,000 acres of open space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
The West Highland neighborhood butts up against open space with miles of hiking trails that provide plenty of opportunity to explore Boulder’s great outdoors, known to span 45,000 acres of open space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
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No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
No shots were fired, but many were struck with nightsticks and rifle butts, and about 250 were arrested.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The French artist, whose research focuses on the body, its representation, and social organization, has placed pieces of bread, large cigarette butts, and long organic forms in dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection of medieval and Renaissance casts.
—Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The West Highland neighborhood butts up against open space with miles of hiking trails that provide plenty of opportunity to explore Boulder’s great outdoors, known to span 45,000 acres of open space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
The West Highland neighborhood butts up against open space with miles of hiking trails that provide plenty of opportunity to explore Boulder’s great outdoors, known to span 45,000 acres of open space.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Butts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butts. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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