tushie
Americannoun
plural
tushiesEtymology
Origin of tushie
First recorded in 1960–65, apparently alteration of Yiddish tokhes toches, with -sh- substituted for -kh-; -y 2
Example Sentences
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Lexie yelled something about her “tushie” and me being a jerk.
From Literature
Lexie was holding her “tushie” and hopping up and down, saying “Ow” over and over.
From Literature
“Like, someone just hit me right in my tushie with their square,” Alexia cried.
From Literature
“Yeah, and like, then I never woulda got hit in the tushie,” Lexie told him.
From Literature
Simon Biles had a big tushie and she did just fine.
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