variants
also keester
as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
he fell right on his keister in front of the whole crowd
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Recent Examples of keister
So what's the worst part of slogging your keister around?
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Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Rose is also perilously up her own keister.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Then there is little Point San Pablo Beach, with something rare in the Bay Area – water that doesn’t freeze your keister – with decent swimming at high tide.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But once O’Connor put Harley on his keister, Game 3 was never the same.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Speaking of siblings, throughout this episode Matty dodges calls from her sister Bitsy, and then in the final scene, while stoned off her keister, Matty comes home to find one of Bitsy’s better-than-you-might-expect sugar-free peach pies sitting on the counter.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
This mindset predictably glosses over the fact not all people can get off their keister and run errands like that.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
Rose is also perilously up her own keister.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Then there is little Point San Pablo Beach, with something rare in the Bay Area – water that doesn’t freeze your keister – with decent swimming at high tide.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But once O’Connor put Harley on his keister, Game 3 was never the same.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Speaking of siblings, throughout this episode Matty dodges calls from her sister Bitsy, and then in the final scene, while stoned off her keister, Matty comes home to find one of Bitsy’s better-than-you-might-expect sugar-free peach pies sitting on the counter.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
This mindset predictably glosses over the fact not all people can get off their keister and run errands like that.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keister
Noun
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Her assignment, along with another non-skiing ski bum friend of hers, was to secure that spot.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Trying to warm up your bum from the cold was said to produce heavier periods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The multipurpose color product provides a smooth, velvety matte flush wherever applied, from cheeks to lips, with highly pigmented color to boot.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her makeup, done by Ashley Ysabelle, featured a mix of cool-toned beige on her eyes and lips with a subtle flush of pink on her cheeks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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The couple are some of the first to take their seats 20 minutes before the telecast starts.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the famously brilliant tail of a peacock.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service posted a dramatic video on X, captured by one of its employees, showing a fireball with a long tail hurtling across a cloudless sky.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2026
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The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts that came from Spain.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Keister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keister. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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