keister
pronunciation
How to pronounce keister in British English:
UK [ˈkiːstə(r)]
How to pronounce keister in American English:
US ['kistər]
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- Noun:
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Word Origin
- keister (n.)
- "buttocks," 1931, perhaps transferred from underworld meaning "safe, strongbox" (1914), earlier "a burglar's toolkit that can be locked" (1881); probably from British dialect kist (northern form of chest) or its German cognate Kiste "chest, box." The connection may be via pickpocket slang sense of "rear trouser pocket" (1930s).
Example
- 1. Ain 't that a kick in the keister ?
- 2. I won 't sit on my keister and watch the fat cats get rich .
- 3. Daddy , ma 's got a picture of harlon 's keister in the paper .
- 4. Lisa keister is professor of sociology and director of the markets and management program at duke university .