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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
This mindset predictably glosses over the fact not all people can get off their keister and run errands like that.
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
With fearless, ferocious leads Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley willing to let the camera chop them into chunks of flesh — lips, calves, hair, wrinkles and, yes, keisters — for a film that prioritizes shocks over plot, get ready for a whole lot of their blood and guts too.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
According to a growing body of research, the health problems associated with sitting—heart disease and diabetes, to name two—aren’t simply the result of these extensive periods on our keisters.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Before you get started, position your buck so its head is a little uphill of its keister, if possible, and then turn him belly-up.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
In his 15 years as MacGruber, a hapless special ops agent who only occasionally saves the day, Will Forte has attempted to violently dispatch his enemies with rubber bands, Q-tips and a stalk of celery wedged up his keister.
—Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2021
Slim for people who have the characteristic nonexistent keister of the bony Nordic.
—Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Brayden McNabb took offense that Joel Eriksson Ek was hanging around the crease as Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury covered the puck, so the Golden Knights defenseman knocked the Wild center on his keister late in the second period.
—Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 4 May 2021
Another item on the mind-blowing lineup of Goop products is a device to spurt hot coffee up your keister.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020
Steven Aquino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
With fearless, ferocious leads Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley willing to let the camera chop them into chunks of flesh — lips, calves, hair, wrinkles and, yes, keisters — for a film that prioritizes shocks over plot, get ready for a whole lot of their blood and guts too.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
According to a growing body of research, the health problems associated with sitting—heart disease and diabetes, to name two—aren’t simply the result of these extensive periods on our keisters.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Before you get started, position your buck so its head is a little uphill of its keister, if possible, and then turn him belly-up.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
In his 15 years as MacGruber, a hapless special ops agent who only occasionally saves the day, Will Forte has attempted to violently dispatch his enemies with rubber bands, Q-tips and a stalk of celery wedged up his keister.
—Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2021
Slim for people who have the characteristic nonexistent keister of the bony Nordic.
—Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Brayden McNabb took offense that Joel Eriksson Ek was hanging around the crease as Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury covered the puck, so the Golden Knights defenseman knocked the Wild center on his keister late in the second period.
—Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 4 May 2021
Another item on the mind-blowing lineup of Goop products is a device to spurt hot coffee up your keister.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keister
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Carpenter did stick to her usual makeup routine of flushed pink cheeks and lots of lashes, both of which definitely align with the maximalist approach of the mob wife aesthetic.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her makeup matched the outfit's gold vibe and included gold shadow, rosy cheeks, and a red lip.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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And what’s up with these weird tufts of hair that seem to be sprouting in the small of her back, or what appears to be the nub of a tail where her backbone ends?David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Halloween, the couple posted a cheeky Halloween photo on the beach with Belichick dressed as a fisherman and reeling in Hudson, who donned a mermaid tail.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Republican Jeff Gonzalez won a seat in the Assembly by focusing on the high cost of living and building alliances with Democrats.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Snag a seat at the bar for selections from the raw bar and lighter bites, or kick it family style and share some of their many entrees and sides.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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This can work because the mouseover label is displayed next to the link that’s being hovered over and, when using a web browser to access Gmail, the real URL is most often displayed at the bottom of the screen.Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The bottom of the device page holds the robot's main control panel.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Keister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keister. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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