keister
noun, verb
keister is spelled K-E-I-S-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keister means “The anus or buttocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keister is keisters.
How many letters and syllables are in keister?
| Letters | 7: K-E-I-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keister?
Keister appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce keister?
- Australia
Keister has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-keister.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keister
- keisters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- keester
- keyster
- kiester
- keistering participle, present
- keistered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keister mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangThe anus or buttocks.
- 2
datedslangA safe, a strongbox.
- 3
slangA suitcase or satchel.
verb
- 1
slangTo conceal something in one's rectum.
Quick, keister this pot before the cops get here.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keister in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the buttocks:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | derrière |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does keister come from?
Uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. In the 20th century a clutch of criminal slang meanings are mentioned, including "safe, strongbox". "Tripe and keister" had been the phrase for a conman's or a pitchman's display case on a tripod. A likely origin is the word Kiste, which means a box or case, in both German and Yiddish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).