tushie

English

Alternative forms

• tooshie, tooshy, tushy

Etymology

From tuchus, from Yiddish תּחת (tokhes), from Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat, “underside, buttocks”).

Pronunciation

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• enPR: to͝oshʹ-i, IPA^(key): /ˈtʊʃi/
• Rhymes: -ʊʃi

Noun

tushie (plural tushies)

1. (colloquial, often childish) Buttocks, bottom.

Derived terms

• tough tushie

 

Related terms

• tush

Translations

colloquial or childish word for buttocks

• Finnish: peppu (fi)