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
David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Their special teams kicked our butts.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Their special teams kicked our butts.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Their special teams kicked our butts.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Their special teams kicked our butts.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Their special teams kicked our butts.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Part of the distillation ages first in Sherry butts, then Sauternes casks; a second in American whiskey barrels and Sauternes; a third uses a combination of those.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Butts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butts. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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