The phrase "sitting on butt" is often used colloquially to describe a relaxed, lazy posture. Its spelling can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet, with the "s" sound represented by the symbol /s/, the "ih" sound by /ɪ/, the "t" sound by /t/, the "ih" sound again by /ɪ/, the "ng" sound by /ŋ/, the space represented by a gap, the "aw" sound by /ʌ/, the "n" sound by /n/, and the final "t" sound by /t/. Altogether, the word is spelled /sɪtɪŋ ɒn bʌt/.