khyber

See also: Khyber

English

Etymology

Shortened from Khyber Pass.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪbə(ɹ)

Noun

khyber (plural khybers)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”).
    Synonyms: aris (Cockney rhyming slang); see also Thesaurus:buttocks
    • 2013, Ken Sears, The Boy From Treacle Bumstead:
      That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber.
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