Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The hinder parts, as of an animal's body.
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- noun Plural form of
posterior .
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Examples
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Once again, a rational person never assumes "posteriors" - e.g. the information about the future - to figure out what's happening in the past.
The Reference Frame 2009
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Sen. McCain has apparently concluded that the path to the White House is lined with Jesus Thieves and that kissing their posteriors is the way to get elected.
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What "pro-government" types don't get, and will never get, is entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, and people like me who believe in the value of free enterprise, entrepreneurial industry, and a work ethic get off our posteriors every morning and eat, breath, sleep, and perform one other body function, all dedicated to the proposition of being successful.
Another Launch Success for SpaceX and Falcon 1 (video) - NASA Watch 2009
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Judges who look to objective sources rather than simply conjuring public policy out of their posteriors will usually get it right in the first instance, though.
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Entertainers and athletes showing their posteriors.
Bad Hunting Shows 2009
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This concerned citizen sits in Huntsville every day and listens to the smoke that the contractors blow up each other's posteriors while privately the management complains that MSFC does not listen, does not want to listen, and will kick to the curb any contractor that does not drink the koolaid.
Jeff Hanley's Latest Update From the Denial Zone - NASA Watch 2009
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And often, what the judges conjure from their posteriors will depend entirely upon what they ate for breakfast.
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Steve: Judges who look to objective sources rather than simply conjuring public policy out of their posteriors will usually get it right in the first instance, though.
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Unless they don't have children, in which case they're doing what they do best – talking out of their posteriors.
A California Ruling 2009
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It's hard to tell, because even as the Beltway crowd scrambles to draft clearinghouse warning memos for posterity—and for their posteriors—regulators are also promoting "independent director" rules that will discourage people with knowledge and experience from overseeing these institutions.
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