KEISTER

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; “he deserves a good kick in the butt”; “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Origin uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. In the 20th century a clutch of criminal slang meanings are mentioned, including "safe, strongbox". "Tripe and keister" had been the phrase for a conman's or a pitchman's display case on a tripod. A likely origin is the word Kiste, which means a box or case, in both German and Yiddish.

Noun

keister (plural keisters)

(slang) The anus or buttocks.

(slang, dated) A safe, a strongbox.

(slang) A suitcase; a satchel.

Verb

keister (third-person singular simple present keisters, present participle keistering, simple past and past participle keistered)

(slang) To conceal something in one's rectum

Anagrams

• kerites, kiester, strikee

Proper noun

Keister (plural Keisters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Keister is the 7317th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4560 individuals. Keister is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

Anagrams

• kerites, kiester, strikee

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

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