REAR END Definition & Meaning

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rear end

noun

the hindmost part of something.
Informal. the buttocks; behind.

rear-end

[ reer-end ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to drive a vehicle or other conveyance so as to strike the back end of (another vehicle):
My car was rear-ended by another driver on the highway.
(of a moving vehicle or other conveyance) to strike the back end of (another vehicle or object):
A freight train rear-ended the commuter train this morning.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rear end¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Origin of rear end²

First recorded in 1975–80

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This is why it's so important for liberals to respond with two raised middle fingers and an invitation to the culture warriors to kiss our collective rear ends.

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We can all join hands and tell the guardians of toxic masculinity to kiss our collective rear end.

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The force of that impact flipped the rear end of the vehicle straight into the air as it immediately caught fire.

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She also alleges that he urged her to stick a finger up his rear end as they were filming an “extra scene.”

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The Broad is getting a new rear end.

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