Word of the Day – Steatopygia

Steatopygia (noun)

stee-at-uhp-ih-djee-ya

Accumulation of large amounts of fat on the buttocks.

Used especially as a normal condition in the Khoikhoi and other peoples of arid parts of southern Africa .

Example sentences

“What seems certain is that steatopygia in both sexes was fairly widespread among the early races of man.”

“There is a movement towards a greater appreciation of steatopygia in the female populace.”