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by radec 1257 days ago
TIL? a pair of buttocks is just one butt? So a buttocks is just one cheek? I had no idea.
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XCSme 1257 days ago
Wouldn't it be a buttock?
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JasonFruit 1257 days ago
Yes, it is, in fact, a buttock.
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radec 1256 days ago
Pair of buttock? You mean or still pair of buttocks?
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JasonFruit 1256 days ago
One is a buttock. Two is a pair of buttocks. Three or more is linguistically possible but physically unlikely.
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Thoreandan 1256 days ago
I remember one fellow ... https://montypython.fandom.com/wiki/A_Man_With_Three_Buttock...
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planede 1256 days ago
It's generally "pair of <plural>".
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radec 1256 days ago
Ok, thank you. I guess that makes sense.
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