brunt vs butt :

brunt or butt

A person who is the target of jokers is the butt of their humor (from an old meaning of the word “butt”: target for shooting at). But the object of this joking has to bear the brunt of the mockery (from an old word meaning a sharp blow or attack). A person is never a brunt. The person being attacked receives the brunt of it.

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Definitions
  brunt
  • n  main force of a blow etc
    bore the brunt of the attack
  butt
  • n  thick end of the handle
  • n  the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
  • n  a victim of ridicule or pranks
  • n  the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    he deserves a good kick in the butt
  • n  sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
  • n  finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
  • n  a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
  • n  a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
  • n  the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
  • v  lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  • v  to strike, thrust or shove against
    He butted his sister out of the way
    The goat butted the hiker with his horns
  • v  place end to end without overlapping
    The frames must be butted at the joints
News & Articles
  brunt
  • Boston Bruins fans make Game 1 a night at the movies
    NASHUA – Imagine being one person, armed with only a flashlight, trying to calm down hundreds of excited Boston Bruins fans. It’s not an ideal situation if it happens once. But Chunky’s Cinema’s staff are facing the possibility of doing it seven times. On Wednesday night, incessant talkers and texters got a break as the few present Chicago Blackhawks fans took the brunt of the dirty looks at ...
    June 13, 2013 - The Nashua Telegraph
  • Boston Bruins fans make Game 1 a night at the movies
    NASHUA – Imagine being one person, armed with only a flashlight, trying to calm down hundreds of excited Boston Bruins fans. It’s not an ideal situation if it happens once. But Chunky’s Cinema’s staff are facing the possibility of doing it seven times. On Wednesday night, incessant talkers and texters got a break as the few present Chicago Blackhawks fans took the brunt of the dirty looks at ...
    June 13, 2013 - The Nashua Telegraph
  • What Dad Actually Wants for Father's Day
    Dads still bear the brunt of the financial burden in most families, but here are five ways you can ease their stress on Father's Day.
    June 12, 2013 - FOX Business
  butt
  • Butt Implant Death: Woman Dies After Receiving $2,300 Injections
    A woman died hours after receiving $2,300 butt implants at a strip mall surgery center, a death her family say should have been prevented. Suyima Torres paid cash for the surgery to enhance her rump in April, then afterward became disoriented and struggled to the parking lot. The 28-year-old mother of two complained of being [...] Butt Implant Death: Woman Dies After Receiving $2,300 Injections ...
    June 14, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  • Georgia Gun Owner Shoots Robber in Butt
    A Georgia robber was shot in his butt earlier this week when he broke into the wrong home in Brunswick, Georgia. According to Glynn County Police Department, the resident was alerted at about 11:00 p.m. to the sound of his doorbell. The homeowner did not see anybody outside, so he became suspicious when he heard the doorbell ring a second time a few minutes later. This time, the man grabbed his ...
    June 14, 2013 - Opposing Views
  • Cigarette butt leads to ID of 2006 double homicide suspect
    A 2006 double homicide case has been solved because of DNA evidence recovered from a cigarette butt, according to Marion County Sheriff's Office. The cigarette butt was found in the inside of the victims' truck and deputies said the DNA profile revealed the identity of Jose Martinez, who was already in the system for crimes he committed in California. Martinez, who authorities say is a drug ...
    June 12, 2013 - Local 6 Orlando