keister
Meanings
noun
- The anus or buttocks.
- A safe, a strongbox.
- A suitcase or satchel.
verb
- To conceal something in one's rectum.
name
- A surname.
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Etymology
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.
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