backside

«backside» in Mova's school dictionary: The part of the body you sit on; your bottom — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a backside, backsides)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) The part of the body you sit on; your bottom. tree →

2) The back part of something (rare): the backside of the building. tree →

3) (informal, phrases) Get off your backside: stop being lazy and do something. tree →

sense in the lessons

A jokey, slightly rude everyday word, softer than many other words for the bottom; in stories it is used for comic falls or telling someone off. In maths and science lessons say "back" or "rear" instead. Phrases: fall on your backside, sit on your backside, a pain in the backside (an annoying person or thing, rude).

examples

• He slipped on the ice and landed on his backside. tree →
• (informal) Get off your backside and tidy your room! tree →
• The donkey kicked the farmer in the backside. tree →
• (informal) Doing all this homework is a pain in the backside. tree →
• My backside hurt after the long bike ride. tree →
• The mud left a brown patch on her backside. tree →

note

Informal and a bit cheeky; polite words are bottom or behind, and "rear" for a vehicle. "Pain in the backside" is mildly rude. Do not use it in formal writing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «backside» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.