butt, butt of jokes, butt of criticism

1. N-COUNT

Someone's butt is their bottom.[AM, INFORMAL]

• Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt.

5. N-SING : usu the N of n

If someone or something is the butt of jokes or criticism, people often make fun of them or criticize them.

• He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
• = target

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