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# backside

noun (a backside, backsides)

«backside» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) The part of the body you sit on; your bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#m1)
2. The back part of something (rare): the backside of the building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#m2)
3. (informal, phrases) Get off your backside: stop being lazy and do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x1)
- (informal) Get off your backside and tidy your room! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x2)
- The donkey kicked the farmer in the backside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x3)
- (informal) Doing all this homework is a pain in the backside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x4)
- My backside hurt after the long bike ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x5)
- The mud left a brown patch on her backside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «backside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«backside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/backside.html) on Mova free.