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derriere

derriere is the alternative spelling of derrière.

Meaning of derrière

Noun

derrière (plural derrières)

  1. (humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.
    • As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.2011 July 30, “Baby you can drive my genes”, in The Economist

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Synonyms of derriere

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Forms of derriere

pluralderrieres

Questions about derriere

What is derriere the alternative spelling of?
Derriere is the alternative spelling of derrière.

Words near derriere in the dictionary

  1. Derridan
  2. Derridans
  3. Derridean
  4. Derrideans
  5. derriengue
  6. derriere
  7. derrieres
  8. Derrik
  9. derriksite
  10. Derrimut
  11. Derrinal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derriere (page history and authors); derrière (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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