tail end

noun

1

: the concluding period

the tail end of the session

2

: buttocks, rump

3

: the hindmost end

Synonyms

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

Examples of tail end in a Sentence

all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

Recent Examples on the Web

Okami is a cult classic game from Capcom that was released on the PS2 all the way back in 2006 at the very tail end of the PS2's life. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024

Kelce would need to leave by 3 p.m. CT and have everything go perfect to make the very tail end of the red carpet before the show starts. —Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024

Researching the small intestine – and not only the gut’s tail end – might just be microbiome medicine’s most pioneering upstream start. —Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 14 June 2024

This forward momentum also gave rise to Lollapalooza, the first American touring festival of its kind, and, at the very tail end of the decade, the maiden edition of Coachella in Palm Springs, which became the gold standard of festivals by the early 2000s. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

tail end

noun

: the last part

the tail end of summer