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
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
Noun
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.—
R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
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The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pokémon’s Charizard is a large, orange dragon with turquoise wings and a flame at the tip of its tail.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to police, the woman snuck up behind the horse and pulled its tail while the rider still was in the saddle.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If one of the fleets is free, an option will pop up to accept the Waymo, or wait for a non-autonomous vehicle, so that antsy riders won’t be forced into a car with an empty driver’s seat.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
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One of the people with a front-row seat for the Flight 8 fireworks was Stefanie Waldek, a journalist who also happens to be a Space.com contributor.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Smith, 35, signed with the Hawks last summer on a one-year, $1 million deal, joining an influx of veteran free agents recruited to help the team escape the bottom of the standings.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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One example — discovered in 2015 and making the rounds again in recent weeks — is that Converse All Star sneakers have a layer of fuzzy felt on the bottom, allowing the shoe to be classified as a slipper.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Keister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keister. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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