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tail

81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

noun
/teɪl/

Slang

: trasero

Noah motioned her away, and she left with her tail between her legs.

I'm also not working my tail off to try and go.

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Examples

He'll come home with his tail between his legs soon enough.

The Last Sin Eater (2007)
I come to you today with my tail tucked between my legs.
And, and so I was going back to LA kind of a little bit with my, you know, tail between my legs.
McCaleb opened the slider and Lockridge walked out like a dog with his tail between his legs.

Fiction book (2001)
After losing the game, he walked home with his tail between his legs.
She felt embarrassed and ashamed, sitting down with her tail tucked under her.
When he realized his mistake, he left the party with his tail between his legs.

Synonyms

ass

vstail

Offensive

∞ 5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is the standard informal word without the vulgar tone

butt

vstail

Informal

∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the casual, less neutral way to refer to the same parts

seat

vstail

123 1.4

The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom

is the informal body-word rather than a clothing-related term

bottom

vstail

Informal

118 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the informal, playful alternative for that same area

arse

vstail

Offensive

77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is the informal body-word that does not imply anatomical parts beyond the sitting area

buttock

vstail

71 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

is the informal collective word rather than the single-part term

bum

vstail

55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is the more general informal alternative used in casual speech

rear

vstail

Informal

41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is the informal, slangy variant rather than the plain term

backside

vstail

Informal

38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is a more casual, slangy term for the same body part

rear end

vstail

Informal

25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the shorter informal word people commonly use instead

behind

vstail

Informal

23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is a more colloquial and cheeky label for that area

fanny

vstail

Informal

23 7.5

An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on

is the more general informal alternative used in common speech

rump

vstail

Informal

19 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the more playful or slangy term used in casual speech

tush

vstail

Informal

17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is a slightly cheekier informal alternative rather than gentle language

stern

vstail

Archaic

12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is the common informal label used in everyday speech

heinie

vstail

Slang

12 9.9

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the standard informal term rather than the mildly childish word

keister

vstail

Slang

12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the common informal term used more widely in speech

derriere

vstail

11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the more casual and plain expression rather than the polite term

tushie

vstail

Baby Talk

9 8.8

The soft back part of the body that you sit on

is the adult informal label rather than a childish expression

posterior

vstail

Specialized

7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the informal, conversational way to name the same area

buns

vstail

Slang

3 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is the informal but less slangy alternative in everyday speech

hind end

vstail

Informal

2 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is the more slangy option often used in casual talk

tooshie

vstail

Baby Talk

1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the standard informal term used by adults in speech

prat

vstail

Slang

1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the more neutral informal option rather than the blunt label

buttocks

vstail

1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is the informal word used instead of the neutral anatomical term

hindquarters

vstail

Specialized

6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

focuses more narrowly on the sitting parts rather than the whole rear

fundament

vstail

Archaic

9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is the casual, conversational variant rather than the literary form

nates

vstail

Specialized

9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is the informal everyday label rather than the anatomical term

Antonyms

front

∞ 1.0

Located at or forming the forward side of something

Idioms

on my tail

17 7.9

To follow someone closely and keep bothering them

tail wagging the dog

Informal

1 8.4

A small, unimportant part that controls the whole thing

two shakes of a lamb's tail

Informal

1 8.3

A very short time that means something will happen soon

to chase its tail

Informal

1 7.5

To keep doing the same task without getting anywhere

to have the world by the tail

Informal

1 9.1

To feel very successful and have control of your life

to kick some tail

Slang

1 8.8

Beat someone by a lot

to chase one's tail

Informal

7.7

To waste time on busy work and make no progress

Compounds

tail end

13 3.5

The last part of something, especially a period or event

cat's-tail

11 8.5

A tall marsh plant with a brown sausage-shaped seed head and long flat leaves used for making mats and seats

lobster tail

7 3.3

The tail meat of a lobster that people eat

tail feather

4 2.4

A feather that grows on a bird's tail

tail rotor

Specialized

4 6.8

A small spinning blade at the tail of a helicopter that keeps it from spinning

long tail

Specialized

2 4.9

A market where many rare items, each sold in small numbers, together make a large part of sales

long tail

2 3.3

A tail that is long and helps an animal or kite keep balance

curly tail

1 2.8

A tail that curves into a small spiral

tail end

1 3.7

A part that sticks out at the back of something like an animal's rear

wagging tail

1 1.0

A tail moving from side to side to show happiness or excitement

tail fin

Archaic

1 6.4

A decorative metal piece on a car's rear that looks like a small wing

tail fin

Specialized

1 4.2

A vertical surface at the plane's tail that helps keep it steady in flight

vertical tail

Specialized

1 6.0

The upright fin on a plane's tail that keeps it pointed straight

white tail

1 3.0

A deer with white fur under its tail

brown-tail moth

8.8

A small brown and white moth whose caterpillars eat the leaves of fruit and shade trees

brush-tail porcupine

Specialized

9.9

A large animal with sharp spines and a brush of stiff hairs at the end of its tail

band-tail pigeon

8.1

A wild pigeon from western North America that is larger than city pigeons

fee tail

Archaic

9.9

A way of owning land that passes only to family and cannot be sold

kite tail

2.1

A strip attached to the end of a kite to keep it steady in the air

lizard's-tail

9.9

A plant that grows near water with long curved spikes of small white flowers

lizard's-tail family

Specialized

9.9

A group of herbs that have a strong smell and live for many years

mare's tail

8.2

A long thin white cloud high in the sky that looks like a horse's tail

gold-tail moth

9.9

A small flying insect with a white furry body and a yellow tuft at the tail

horizontal tail

Specialized

4.7

A flat surface at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose level and controls up-and-down movement

rat's-tail cactus

9.5

A tropical American plant with long, hanging stems and bright red flowers

rat-tail file

Specialized

9.5

A thin metal tool with a round taper used to smooth small round holes and curves

pen-tail

9.9

A small brown tree shrew from Malaysia with a bare tail fringed by stiff hairs at the tip

piece of tail

Offensive

9.9

Someone treated only for sex, not as a real person

tail fin

3.1

A flat fin at a fish's rear used to push and steer it in water

tail lamp

2.3

A red light at the back of a car that shows it to drivers behind

tail assembly

Specialized

7.0

The rear part of a plane that helps it stay steady and turn

tail bone

Specialized

3.6

The small bone at the very end of the spine

tail coat

Formal

4.5

A formal evening jacket for men with a short front and long tails at the back

tail-flower

9.9

A tropical plant with large bright leaves and a long showy flower spike

sprig tail

9.9

A large brown bird with long, pointed tail feathers that lives in open grasslands

X-tail

Specialized

9.8

A tail design for an aircraft with four moving parts in an X shape that help control its direction

Surface Forms

tail singular

tails plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the informal use of tail for the buttocks is to think of a tail as the rear part of the body; so people sometimes call the part you sit on a 'tail' in casual speech.