butt in English: A mild, mostly American word for the part of the body you sit on. Light and everyday: fine among friends and heard all over television, but not a word for a formal room. The British say "bum". Recognise it, do not use it. (noun)

Translation

A mild, mostly American word for the part of the body you sit on. Light and everyday: fine among friends and heard all over television, but not a word for a formal room. The British say "bum". Recognise it, do not use it.

Word origin

From an old Germanic root meaning a blunt or thick end, the same idea as the butt of a rifle.

Origin: Middle English
Root: butt

Examples

.

A friendly push to make someone act.

landed .

The plain meaning, said without any anger in it.

.

A parent speaking: half cross, half joking.

Related words

sit

To rest with the lower part of your body on a chair or the ground.

chair

A seat for one person, with a back and usually four legs, that you sit on.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

arse

The British word for the part of the body you sit on, and for a person behaving stupidly. The same word and the same medium strength as the American "ass". Recognise it, do not use it.

ass

The American word for the part of the body you sit on, and a common insult for someone behaving stupidly. It once meant a donkey, but that sense is now old. Medium strength. The British spell and say it "arse". Recognise it, do not use it.

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