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nether cheeks

nether cheeks is the plural of nether cheek.

Meaning of nether cheek

Noun

nether cheek (plural nether cheeks)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, often pluralized) A buttock.
    • He turned the freer upon his face downright, / Displaying his nether cheeks full broad and white.1822, John Gay, “Tales”, in The Poems of John Gay
    Synonyms:
    butt-cheek

Questions about nether cheeks

What is nether cheeks the plural of?
Nether cheeks is the plural of nether cheek.

Words near nether cheeks in the dictionary

  1. nethelesse
  2. nether
  3. Nether Alderley
  4. Nether Broughton
  5. nether cheek
  6. nether cheeks
  7. Nether Denton
  8. Nether Exe
  9. nether hair
  10. nether hairs
  11. Nether Heyford

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