Cabooses Meaning in English
word · lemma: caboose
kəˈbusɪz
kuh-BOO-siz
kˈæbuːs
kuh-BOOS
Definition
Plural of 'caboose'; describes the last car on a freight train, often used by the crew. In North American slang, it can also mean someone's buttocks.
Usage & Nuances
Mostly used in American English regarding trains or as playful/slang for 'buttocks'. The train meaning is old-fashioned; the slang meaning is informal. Not common outside North America.
Spanish: furgones de cola (tren) - traseros (slang)Portuguese (BR): vagões de cabo (trem) - traseiros (gíria)Portuguese (PT): furgões de cauda (comboio) - rabos (gíria)Chinese (Simplified): 车尾车厢 - 臀部（俚语）Chinese (Traditional): 車尾車廂 - 臀部（俚語）Hindi: कैबूस (ट्रेन का आख़िरी डिब्बा) - पिछवाड़ा (स्लैंग)Arabic: عربات مؤخّرة القطار - مؤخرة (عامية)Bengali: ক্যাবুজ - পশ্চাৎদেশ (আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে নয়)Russian: вагоны-хвосты - попки (разг.)Japanese: 車掌車 - お尻（スラング）Vietnamese: toa cuối (xe lửa) - mông (lóng)Korean: 승무원 객차 - 엉덩이(속어)Turkish: kuyruk vagonu - popo (argo)Urdu: کیبوس - کولہے (مذاقاً یا غیر رسمی)Indonesian: gerbong belakang - bokong (gaul)
Example Sentences
The two cabooses were painted bright red.
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Freight trains used to have cabooses at the end.
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The museum has several old train cabooses.
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I thought there were only a few cabooses left in use these days.
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Kids laugh when they hear the word cabooses meaning butts.
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She joked that squats help shape our cabooses.
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