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callipygian.

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/US/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/Canada/ˌkæliˈpɪdʒjən/Canada/ˌkæləˈpɪdʒi.ən/Canada
  1. Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

  2. Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

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