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tuchusn. Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish tokhes. Etymology: < Yiddish tokhes (also transliterated tukhes, toches, etc.; see note) < post-biblical Hebrew tāḥaṯ, pausal form of taḥaṯ bottom, backside, use as noun of (already biblical) taḥaṯ under, beneath.The variation in the first-syllable vowel of the Yiddish etymon reflects dialectal differences; northern dialects of Yiddish have /o/, while southern dialects have /ʊ/, and the Yiddish word as a whole reflects an Ashkenazic pronunciation of its Hebrew etymon. Pronunciations in English have either /x/ or /k/ as the medial consonant (the former reflecting the pronunciation in Yiddish more closely), and either /əʊ/ or /ʊ/ as the vowel in the first syllable. colloquial (chiefly North American and in Jewish usage). the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [noun] 1886 13 Feb. 1/5 Patent Tochas-warmer: from the Lumberer. 1914 4 ii. 114 Tookis, n., the anus:—said to be of Jewish origin. Also tukis. 1934 J. T. Farrell i. 11 He was hurtled forwards by three swift kicks in the tocus. 1994 A. Radakovich 52 He looked so stiff I wondered if his bayonet was stuck up his tuckus. 2015 (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Final ed.) (Features section) 19 You then have to explain to your father why he has to pay $300 for the visit and parts, at which point he will thwack you on the tuchus. Phrases1930 M. Gold in Jan. 62/1 I'll spit in his face..and tell him to kiss my tochess for his rent. 1950 B. Schulberg xvii. 308 I don't go for all these fancy conferences and I don't kiss anybody's tochis. 1998 20 Feb. b5/3 He's a big pain in the tuchus, and I'm not really sure why I hang out with him. 2008 (Nexis) 11 Apr. 20 Every year I work my tuchus off to make our seder funny. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1886 |
/ˈtɒxəs/,