fundament
12 synonyms for fundament, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person's bottom or anus.
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buttocks
backside
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French fundement, fondement, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“to lay the bottom, to found”); a doublet of fondamento.
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