hindquarters meaning

hindquarters as a noun

1. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

   Synonyms: croup, croupe, rump

   Type of: body part

   Kinds: haunch

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

   Type of: body part

How to pronounce hindquarters

hindquarters is pronounced /ˈhaɪndkwɔrtɚz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.