Rump Parliament
Wes Schulz reminded me
last week that he has long been a fan of the exotic word callipygian. It means
having shapely buttocks, and it is based upon the ancient Greek word for rump, πῡγή (pyge). It is also
part of the name of the classic statue seen above, The Callipygian Venus.
There are a few other rump words that could also be applied to the human booty.
callipygian: having
shapely buttocks.
[Greek καλλι- comb. form of κάλλος beauty + πῡγή buttocks]
[Greek καλλι- comb. form of κάλλος beauty + πῡγή buttocks]
dasypygal: having hairy
buttocks, rough-bottomed.
[Greek δασύς hairy
+ πῡγή rump,
buttocks]
platypygous: having
broad buttocks.
[Greek πλατυ-, wide, + ancient Greek πυγή rump
pygal:
relating to the rump of an animal, especially a tortoise.
[Greek πυγή, rump]
[Greek πυγή, rump]
steatopygous: having fat buttocks.
[Greek στεατ-, στέαρ fat, tallow + πῡγή rump, buttocks]
[Greek στεατ-, στέαρ fat, tallow + πῡγή rump, buttocks]
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