Meaning of Backside | Babel Free
ˈbækˌsaɪdDefinitions
- The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly
- The back side of anything, the part opposite its front
- The back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an outhouse.
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A person's buttocks. euphemistic
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The back side of a page: a verso. obsolete
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The reverse or opposite of anything. figuratively
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, side.
Equivalents
Examples
“I gazed uncomprehendedly at the unfinished backside of the wall of the next room and wondered what had happened to my face.”
“The building's backside faced an alley and was covered in grime and graffiti.”
“Having ridden the horse all day for the first time, I had painful blisters on my backside.”
“With an arrowe so broad, He shott him into the backe-syde.”
“Our toilet was an outside netty shared between two or three families, where you sat on a hole and hoped the cat wouldn't jump at your backside.”
“...to endorse him on the backside of posterity, not a golden, but a brazen Asse...”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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