callipygianPRONUNCIATION:
(kal-uh-PIJ-ee-uhn)
MEANING:
adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek calli- (beautiful) + pyge (buttocks).Callie called to her pigeon while leaning over the balcony, her callipygian form silhouetted in the fading light.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
mnemonics, your ass
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