Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bootylicious

/ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: boo-ty-li-cious
IPA: /ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Voluptuously attractive, especially of a woman's buttocks.

Slang

adj

Slang

Example Sentences

"I don't think you're ready for this jelly / I don't think you're ready for this / 'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe"
"Is it OK for a chunky, 40-something white guy to feel bootylicious? Oh, how I hope it's acceptable, because if feeling bootylicious is wrong, I don't wanna be right."
"He lingered for a few minutes, vacantly watching a bootylicious black girl bump and grind to Pink’s catchy smash, “Get the Party Started.”"
"It’s your daughter with a tank top that says porn star, hot pants that say bootylicious and, of course, underneath ... the kiddie thong."
"Your bark was loud, but your bite wasn't vicious / And them rhymes you were kickin' were quite bootylicious"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty? English booty Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin dēliciō Latin dēliciae Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin dēliciōsusbor. Anglo-Norman deliciousbor. Middle English delicious English delicious English -licious English bootylicious From booty + -licious. First attested in the 1990s and popularized by the song "Bootylicious" (2001) by Destiny's Child.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1990s

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/
British English: /ˌbuː.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more bootylicious (comparative) most bootylicious (superlative) bootilicious (alternative)

Derived Forms

bootyliciousness

Synonyms

bumtastic rumpalicious callipygian callipygous

Rhymes With

delicious suspicious ambitious vicious fictitious nutritious superstitious auspicious pernicious capricious judicious surreptitious

Questions

How do you pronounce bootylicious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/.
What does bootylicious mean?: Voluptuously attractive, especially of a woman's buttocks.
Where does bootylicious come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1990s.

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