hunkers

plural noun

hun·​kers ˈhəŋ-kərz 

: haunches

Synonyms

• backside
• behind
• booty [slang]
• bootie
• bottom
• breech
• bum
• buns
• butt
• buttocks
• caboose
• can
• cheeks
• derriere
• derrière
• duff
• fanny
• fundament
• hams
• haunches
• heinie [slang]
• keister [slang]
• keester
• nates
• posterior
• rear
• rear end
• rump
• seat
• tail
• tail end
• tush [slang]

Examples of hunkers in a Sentence

the tree had a stout branch, and I found the boy perched there on his hunkers

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above