noun
can
An informal term for a person's buttocks.
He slips on the ice and lands on his can.
Etymology
Can for the buttocks may extend the older slang use of can for a toilet. The container word goes back to Old English canne, meaning a cup or container.
More examples
- Get off your can and help.
- She fell flat on her can.
- He sits on his can all afternoon.
Forms
can · cans
Similar words
- buttocks
- The neutral anatomical term rather than slang.