rump

 
Pronunciation: /rʌmp/

noun

  • 1the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird: the harrier is distinguished by its prominent white rump he slapped the horse on the rump [mass noun]: a medium-rare slice of rump
  • chiefly humorous a person’s buttocks: he removed his hand from Shirley’s rump
  • 2a small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger: once the profitable enterprises have been sold the unprofitable rump will be left [as modifier]: the rump Yugoslavia
  • (the Rump)short for Rump Parliament.

Derivatives

rumpless

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish and Norwegian rumpe 'backside'