noun
keister
Keister (noun) means a person's buttocks (informal). Example: “He slipped on the ice and landed right on his keister.”
noun
1
A person's buttocks (informal).
"He slipped on the ice and landed right on his keister."
2
A suitcase, satchel, or (in older slang) a safe or strongbox.
"Sometimes Mama was too busy to make the daily rounds of the draws and pockets, in which case she gave us the keister — an old leather satchel used, in its better days to carry the baby's "didies" in — and sent us to bring in the eggs."
— Grace Snyder, Nellie Irene Snyder Yost (1963)
"Tripods, keister and loud talk don't make a pitchman any more than do fine feathers make fine birds."
— Billboard (1942)
"The old-time con man carried his tools in a battered keister."
How to use keister
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishInformal American slang for the buttocks, or an older slang term for a case or safe.
When to use it
Informal, mainly American.
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Word forms
- Plural
- keisters
- Third person singular
- keisters
- Past tense
- keistered
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Etymology
Origin uncertain; first recorded in 19th-century criminal slang meaning a burglar's toolbox, possibly related to the German/Yiddish word Kiste, meaning "box" or "case".
Class of 1800
keister joined the language around 1800.
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What is the meaning of keister?
"keister" (noun) means a person's buttocks (informal).
What is another word for keister?
Other words for "keister" include can, behind, bottom, seat, rear, tail.
What are the different meanings of keister?
"keister" has 2 main meanings: 1. A person's buttocks (informal); 2. A suitcase, satchel, or (in older slang) a safe or strongbox.
How do you use keister in a sentence?
Example: "He slipped on the ice and landed right on his keister."
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