buttocks

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Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

This nerve is the largest in your body, branching from the lower back through your hips, buttocks and down each leg.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

In this case, the teenager had two fully formed legs, buttocks and external genitalia - weighing nearly 15kg - protruding from his abdomen.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Ignatius squatted lower and lower until his great buttocks touched the stool his knees reaching almost to his shoulders.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole