noun
tush
tuhsh
noun
1
Informal: the buttocks.
"He slipped and landed right on his tush."
intj
1
An exclamation showing scorn or dismissal.
""Tush, don't be so dramatic," she said."
How to Use Tush
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA casual, mild word for someone's bottom.
When to use it
Informal and mostly used in American English, often affectionately or humorously.
Common pairings
shake your tush
land on your tush
Word Forms
tushed past tense, tushed past tense, tushes plural, tushes plural, tushes singular, tushes singular
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Etymology
From Old English tusc ("tusk"); the "buttocks" sense is a much later, unrelated slang development, likely a playful shortening.