hind end
The backside; a milder country word for your rear.
Also called hiney, rear end, behind.
Updated September 24, 2026
hind end pronunciation
/HIND end/
Meaning
Your hind end is what you sit on. In Southern and Appalachian family talk it is the clean way to name it when kids need moving or somebody lands hard. You hear get your hind end in here and threats about a hind end getting tanned. Works for people and animals alike.
How folks use it
- “Get your hind end off that fence before you tear your jeans.”
- “He slipped on the ice and landed flat on his hind end.”
Origin and etymology
Hind means the back part of something, same root as behind. Hind end shows up in older British dialect (Scottish hin(t)-end for the posterior) and stayed common in American rural speech. Dictionary of American Regional English records it. In the South it thrives as everyday, family-safe talk.