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 [kee-ster]   Origin

keis·ter

   [kee-ster]
noun Slang.
the buttocks; rump.
Also, keester.

Origin:
1880–85; earlier, as underworld argot, handbag, suitcase, safe; of obscure origin, but words meaning “chest, box” are frequently adduced as sources, e.g., kist1, German Kiste, Yiddish kestl, etc.
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keister or keester (ˈkiːstə)
 
—n
1.  the rump; buttocks
2.  a suitcase, trunk, or box
 
[C20: of uncertain origin]
 
keester or keester
 
—n
 
[C20: of uncertain origin]

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keister
"buttocks," 1931, perhaps transferred from underworld meaning "safe, strongbox" (1914), earlier "a burglar's toolkit that can be locked" (1881); probably from British dialect kist (c.1300, northern form of chest, from O.N. kista) or its Ger. cognate Kiste "chest, box." The connection may be via pickpocket
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slang sense of "rear trouser pocket" (1930s).
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