Anus

//ˈeɪ.nəs// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
  2. 2
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal wordnet
  3. 3
    An impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person. derogatory, informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

Synonyms

All synonyms
arseholeassholeasscunta-holeabdomenanal pore

Example

More examples

"Sami was stabbed multiple times in the scrotum and the anus area."

Etymology

First attested in 1658, borrowed from Middle French anus or its etymon Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). See also anal, annular, annelid.

Related phrases

artificial anuscorrugator cutis anilevator anipruritus ani

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