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kiester

kiester

1 9.9
The soft part of your body that you sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈkiːstər/
  • Slang
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  • When she fell, she landed directly on her kiester and exclaimed, 'Ouch!'

Examples

  • After sitting for hours, my kiester was sore from the hard chair.

  • Well, I'll tell you, that insurance lady is certainly a pain in the kiester.

  • I guess I would react the same way to a man who complains that his wife just sits at home on her kiester and doesn't even dust:

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  • After all, no one in the press seems to give a rat's kiester when organizations like MMFA skirt (and sometimes violate) the rules laid out for 501s, but when a conservative organization does it, you all go into full apeshit mode.

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  • He slipped and landed right on his kiester, causing everyone to laugh.

Synonyms

butt
vskiester
  • Informal
1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the same casual sense but more neutral in tone
arse
vskiester
  • Offensive
77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is general slang but less vulgar and more neutral
buttock
vskiester
71 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

is a slang label rather than this single-part anatomical term
bum
vskiester
  • UK
55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is the same slang sense but without the specifically British label
tushy
vskiester
  • Baby Talk
14 8.6

A name children use for the part of the body you sit on

is slang too but can be less childish in use
wazoo
vskiester
  • Slang
13 9.9

An informal word for a person's bottom

is similar slang but lacks the overt joking tone
heinie
vskiester
  • Slang
12 9.9

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the same slang sense focused simply on the rear area
keister
vskiester
  • Slang
12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the same slang form without the explicit regional label
tushie
vskiester
  • Baby Talk
9 8.8

The soft back part of the body that you sit on

is the same casual sense but without the childish emphasis
hiney
vskiester
  • Baby Talk
5 8.9

The soft part at the back of your body that you sit on

is the same slang register but not necessarily childish in tone
tuchis
vskiester
  • Slang
1 9.9

An informal word for the parts at the back of the body that you sit on

is the same casual slang but without specific dialect notes
tooshie
vskiester
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the same slang idea but not tied to everyday playfulness
popo
vskiester
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

A child's word for the bottom

is similar slang but not limited to child speakers
buttocks
vskiester
1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is slang rather than this anatomical and formal term
nether cheek
vskiester
  • Informal
9.9

One of the two rounded parts at the back of the body used for sitting

is slang rather than this gentler, joking expression

How Vulgar

ass
  • Offensive
5.7
kiester
  • Slang
1 9.9
butt
  • Informal
1.6
bum
  • UK
55 7.5
rear end
  • Informal
25 2.0
backside
  • Informal
38 1.3
buttocks
1.6

Surface Forms

kiester singular
kiesters plural

Etymology

Kiester for the buttocks likely comes from an older word for a 'box' or 'chest' and is related to the German word kiste meaning 'box'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the 'rear' as a small box at the back of the body, which is why people began using kiester to mean buttocks.