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noun
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?"
buttocks
nates
arse
butt
backside
bum
buns
can
fundament
hindquarters
hind end
keister
posterior
prat
rear
rear end
rump
stern
seat
tail
tail end
tooshie
tush
bottom
behind
derriere
fanny
ass
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
toilet
lavatory
lav
can
john
privy
bathroom
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
can
tin
tin can
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
toilet
can
commode
crapper
pot
potty
stool
throne
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
can
can buoy
the quantity contained in a can
can
canful
verb
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
can
tin
put up
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
displace
fire
give notice
can
dismiss
give the axe
send away
sack
force out
give the sack
terminate
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