butt
This word carries a strong duality between the mundane and the vulgar. In casual conversation, it is a common, slightly childish or informal term for the posterior, avoiding the clinical tone of buttocks or the harshness of profanity. It suggests a rounded, blunt shape and often appears in idioms related to laziness or failure. In a technical or industrial sense, the word evokes a sense of bluntness or termination. Whether it is the end of a cigarette, the end of a beam, or the head of a ram, the imagery is always one of a flat, hard, or final edge hitting another surface.
Countable when referring to a specific object like a cigarette butt or a wine barrel. Uncountable when referring to the anatomical region in a general sense.
Meanings
The fleshy part of the human body located between the waist and the thighs.
"He fell right on his butt."
The remaining end of a cigarette or cigar after it has been smoked.
"He stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray."
A large barrel, especially one used for wine or beer.
"The cellar was filled with old wine butts."