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Definition of "steatopygia" []

  • An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "steatopygia" in a sentence
  • "Chip Ahoy: if you were inclined to check another word, try 'steatopygia'."
  • "The women have such pronounced "steatopygia" that a mother who needs to carry her toddler on her back will have the child throw his arms around her neck and stand on her remarkably protuberant, gravity-defying buttocks."
  • "Rear seats are cramped, boot space is compromised and the bulging rear end gives them a bad case of steatopygia eh?"