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booty

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbuti// UK //bˈuːti// booty Slang Vulgar

n. a person's bottom or buttocks. It is a very common word in pop music and casual talk, but it can be a bit rude depending on who you are with.

n. the human buttocks. Informal and often suggestive in register; frequently used in contemporary popular culture and African American Vernacular English.


SIMPLE

The dancer moved her booty to the beat of the music.

CONTEXTUAL

The fitness instructor promised that these specific leg exercises would help tone your booty over time.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English buty, botye, bottyne, from Old French butin, botin, from Middle Low German bǖte (“distribution, exchange, loot”), of obscure origin, but related to Middle High German biute, German Beute (“booty”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“profit, gains; victory”). Sense perhaps influenced by boot (as in to boot).

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of botty. Possibly influenced by booty (etymology 1).

Etymology 3

From boot.

Usage

Informal and potentially offensive in professional settings; often used playfully in casual speech.

Idioms1 entry

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