keister
The anus or buttocksThe anus or buttocks.
Meaning
3 senses(slang)The anus or buttocks.
я́годицыjágodicy
(dated, slang)A safe, a strongbox.
(slang)A suitcase or satchel.
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. IUncertain. 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.
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