tail end

Meaning

  1. The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
  2. (figuratively) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.

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