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la fesse

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Definition: buttock

les fesses

buttocks, backside, bottom, bum

de fesses (adj)

girlie, porn, dirty

Related: les fesses rouges - diaper/nappy rash; une fessée - spanking, smack on the bottom; gare à tes fesses (inf) - watch out or you'll get spanked

Où je pose mes fesses ? (inf) - Where can I park myself / sit down?

un coup de pied aux fesses (inf) - kick up the backside / in the pants; avoir qqun aux fesses (inf) - to have someone on your tail; serrer les fesses - to hold on; (inf) - to be scared out of one's wits

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