tail end Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the time of the last part of something
   tail; fag end.
   
   • the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
   • the tail of the storm
2. noun any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
   tail.
   
3. noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   bum; seat; stern; keister; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
   
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

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