# Do you have lower back/ass dimples? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012 "2010-02-14T23:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/1 "2010-02-14T23:52:25Z")
I do! I didn’t really know because I never really backed my ass up into a mirror. I did notice it in some…photographs, a few years back. Then someone mentioned them in the thread on tramp stamp tattoos. So I figured I’d start a little poll. I also found out that they’re called Dimples of Venus. How awesome is that? ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/2 "2010-02-15T01:10:35Z")
I have them but they’re not very deep - more like shallow depressions than ‘dimples’. My boyfriend has them too and his are more dimple-y. I only voted for myself. ---
**Author:** ![Polly\_Glot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@Polly\_Glot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polly_Glot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/3 "2010-02-15T02:01:23Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I also found out that they’re called Dimples of Venus. How awesome is that? Female, voted yes. I thought the dimples were called “cellulite,” and that I’m supposed to feel obligated to spend money to eradicate them. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/4 "2010-02-15T02:22:15Z")
I don’t think they’re cellulite. Or at least what I have isn’t. I have like a ridiculously low fat level on my body and I have them. They’re not even in a very fatty area… ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/5 "2010-02-15T02:49:09Z")
[Dimples of Venus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimples_of_Venus), just in case anyone is confused. Yes, I have them - female. I think they’re hot! ---
**Author:** ![Polly\_Glot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@Polly\_Glot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polly_Glot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/6 "2010-02-15T03:41:15Z")
Oh dear. I was (obviously) thinking of something else, then. [Emily Litella] Never mind! [/Emily Litella] ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/7 "2010-02-15T06:07:15Z")
I can touch mine, but they’re not near as pronounced as those of the woman in the wiki page. They can be seen straight-on or not depending on the lighting. They’re more pronounced when I’m less chubby (needtoloseweightneedtoloseweight…) Voted yes. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/8 "2010-02-15T11:00:24Z")
Male, got 'em; SO loves 'em. She might be slightly obsessed, in fact. Hers aren’t as pronounced. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/9 "2010-02-15T13:47:54Z")
Don’t got 'em… don’t really care about 'em. Don’t even know if my husband has 'em. I think I’ll have to check now, though. I’m kinda curious. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/10 "2010-02-15T15:21:04Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > [Dimples of Venus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimples_of_Venus), just in case anyone is confused. I’m still confused. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/11 "2010-02-15T15:25:15Z")
I ain’t looking back there for that. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/12 "2010-02-15T15:30:41Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I’m still confused. Do you see the two dimples just above the bikini line in [this](http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/3/4/b342266328.jpg) picture? ETA: Did you just woosh me? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/13 "2010-02-15T16:05:06Z")
Damn, I thought you meant ass cellulite. I answered Male/No… but that doesn’t change the fact that I have neither ass cellulite nor dimples of… well, what are they called on a dude? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/14 "2010-02-15T19:00:07Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Do you see the two dimples just above the bikini line in [this](http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/3/4/b342266328.jpg) picture? > > ETA: Did you just woosh me? We appreciate your efforts to fight ignorance, \*\*EmAnJ \*\*- do keep posting pictures until all of us are clear on the definition… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![conurepete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/15 "2010-02-17T02:33:25Z")
How do you NOT have them?That is where the posterior superior iliac spines are, even if you have a lot of fat on your back, or do not look back there, they are usually there. It is an easy landmark to use locating other deeper anatomical features ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/16 "2010-02-17T03:10:14Z")
I answered male no, but after reading the thread, I honestly have no freaking idea. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/17 "2010-02-17T03:49:07Z")
> [@conurepete](#): > > How do you NOT have them?That is where the posterior superior iliac spines are, even if you have a lot of fat on your back, or do not look back there, they are usually there. It is an easy landmark to use locating other deeper anatomical features I don’t have 'em, and the wiki article in this thread says that they’re rare. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/18 "2010-02-17T06:55:03Z")
Yes, I do. Rare? Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/19 "2010-02-17T14:21:29Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I answered male no, but after reading the thread, I honestly have no freaking idea. Well, just look at the pictures that **EmAnJ** posted. If you have that, you have them. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012/20 "2010-02-17T15:36:00Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Do you see the two dimples just above the bikini line in [this](http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/3/4/b342266328.jpg) picture? > > ETA: Did you just woosh me? No whoosh, I just wasn’t sure which back depressions the Wikipedia picture meant. Your pic is a lot clearer. Thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-lower-back-ass-dimples/529012.md?page=2)