keister

keister
/kee"steuhr/, n. Slang.
the buttocks; rump.
Also, keester.
[1880-85; earlier, as underworld argot, handbag, suitcase, safe; of obscure orig., but words meaning "chest, box" are frequently adduced as sources, e.g., KIST1, G Kiste, Yiddish kestl, etc.]

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