Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuchus

/ˈtʊxəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tuchus
IPA: /ˈtʊxəs/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The buttocks, rear end, butt.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"he sat on the top of mountains and read Wordsworth and Lenin aloud to extravagantly beautiful shikseh waitresses with golden pigtails down to their tocheses (no one ever said arse in this gathering, it was always toches) who repaid him with free Glühwein and he wasn't prepared to tell me what else."
"House: You had a hot flash. Those guys kicked your guys hard enough to do lasting damage. You didn’t even look when presented with two reasonably attractive tuchi — yeah! I said it! Reese: I was listening to my doctor. House: People generally listen with their ears, leaving their eyes free to wander. I’m guessing that your testosterone level is just below Bieber [scil. Justin Bieber]."

Etymology

From Yiddish תּחת (tokhes, “buttocks”), in turn from Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat, “buttocks”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: תּחת, תַּחַת

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

tuchuses (plural) tuchi (humorous, plural) toches (alternative) tochis (alternative) tochus (alternative) tokhes (alternative) tokus (alternative) tookus (alternative) tucchus (alternative) tuchas (alternative) tuches (alternative) tuchis (alternative)

Derived Forms

tookie

Phrases

tough tuchus

Frequently Paired Words

tush tushie

Questions

How do you pronounce tuchus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʊxəs/.
What does tuchus mean?: The buttocks, rear end, butt.
Where does tuchus come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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