callipygian

adj
/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/US/ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/CA

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).

  1. borrowed from καλλίπυγος

Definitions

  1. Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

    • […]we soon once more were in a state to renew our delicious combat; and a second course was run in the delightful callipygian recesses of Venus’s second temple of lubricity.
    • Her gown (perhaps as a result of the scorching winds coming off the ambas) clung damply to her body, clearly revealing her callipygian curves and the entire shapely length of her legs.
  2. Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that…

    Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

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