заты́лок

fairly common #2029C1

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
back of the head, nape, occiput
Он смущённо почеса́л заты́лок.
He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Refers to the rear of the skull and the area just below it; often in expressions about scratching one's head or walking one behind another.

Examples

У Тома на заты́лке татуиро́вка горноста́я.
Tom has a tattoo of a stoat on the back of his neck.
Он попросил мастера, подбривающего затылок, работать быстрее.
He asked the barber trimming the back of his neck to work faster.
У Тома на заты́лке вытатуирован горноста́й.
Tom has a tattoo of a stoat on the back of his neck.
Он молча почёсывал затылок и думал.
He silently scratched the back of his head and thought.
У старика была большая проплешина на затылке.
The old man had a large bald spot on the back of his head.
Парикмахер выбрил ему затылок наголо.
The barber shaved the back of his head completely bald.
Я чу́вствую, что дья́вол смо́трит мне в заты́лок.
I can feel the devil looking at the back of my neck.
Том нервно почеса́л заты́лок.
Tom scratched the back of his neck nervously.