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  • noun US, slang, LGBT Large, rounded buttocks.
  • noun US, slang A fat person.

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Examples

  • Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' buoyancy off-kilter when they swim, leading to "positive buoyancy syndrome," a condition known more colorfully as "bubble butt syndrome." Bubble butt can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. The condition is so debilitating, rescued turtles that suffer from it are routinely deemed unable to be released back into the ocean.

    A sea turtle plagued by 'bubble butt' condition is helped by a 3D printer Bill Chappell 2024

  • Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' buoyancy off-kilter when they swim, leading to "positive buoyancy syndrome," a condition known more colorfully as "bubble butt syndrome." Bubble butt can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. The condition is so debilitating, rescued turtles that suffer from it are routinely deemed unable to be released back into the ocean.

    A sea turtle plagued by 'bubble butt' condition is helped by a 3D printer Bill Chappell 2024

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