keister

noun

keis·ter | \ ˈkē-stər

, ˈkī-\

variants: or less commonly keester \ ˈkē-stər

plural keisters also keesters

Definition of keister

informal

: buttocks, rear end … Borg took a spectacular dive, landing on his keister.— Curry Kirkpatrick Four hours ago I was freezing my keister in the wilderness. Now I'm browsing the entrees in a French-inspired restaurant.— Andrew Nelson "… a very easygoing guy with a finely honed intelligence, which I didn't realize until he whipped my keister in Trivial Pursuit."— Kenneth Turan

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he fell right on his keister in front of the whole crowd

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Jackson proved up to the task in college at LSU, roaming all over the defensive backfield and looking at times like a mosquito that receivers couldn't swat away (if that mosquito could also knock a guy on his keister). — Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, "With 2 versatile rookies, here's how Panthers secondary is expected to shake out | Charlotte Observer," 30 Apr. 2018 When Bob Giannini slid down the hills in Yorktown, Va., on pieces of cardboard as a young boy, history would come up and sting him right in the keister. — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, "Independence Park's longest-tenured staffer has personal connections to history | We the People," 21 Mar. 2018 So yesterday: fanny packs New, fast, convenient and outta-site: keister stash Knowing her license was suspended, officers pulled over Heather Zachman in Stuart, records show, reports Will Greenlee in his Off the Beat blog for TCPalm.com in Stuart. — Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Woman tried to butt smuggle needle, pipe on way to jail, officers say," 19 Oct. 2017 This Sunday’s event is the last of the season, so get your keister in gear for the beer. — Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, "The 7 Best Things to Do in L.A. Over Fourth of July Weekend," 29 June 2017

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