Definitions

gluteus maximus

[mak-suh-muhs] / ˈmæk sə məs /

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind bottom bum butt derriere fanny fundament haunches hindquarters posterior rear rump seat

WEAK

back end

NOUN

can

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind butt fanny fundament posterior rump seat tush

WEAK

derriere hind end

NOUN

duff

Synonyms

STRONG

ass backside behind bum buns butt buttocks cheeks derriere fanny keister posterior seat

WEAK

heinie

NOUN

fanny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ass posterior

STRONG

backside behind bottom bum buns butt cheeks derriere hindquarters rump seat tail

WEAK

heinie rear end

Example Sentences

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It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

So if you still have hope, get your soft, wide gluteus maximus off the couch, get informed and go vote.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022

He has missed five games with what the Lakers have called a bruised gluteus maximus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2020

Deep to the gluteus maximus, the piriformis, obturator internus, obturator externus, superior gemellus, inferior gemellus, and quadratus femoris laterally rotate the femur at the hip.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

gluteus maximus

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