Jul 11, 2008 17:47
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
callipygian
PRONUNCIATION:
(kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn)
MEANING:
adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek calli- (beautiful) + pyge (buttocks).
USAGE:
"And it hasn't been lost on modern film directors that a nice set of tights can showcase the callipygian assets of a well-formed leading man."
Heroes in Hosiery; South China Morning Post (Hong Kong); Jul 20, 2006.