Mysteries of vernacular: Keister - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
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Originally meaning a woven container, the word keister has roots all over the place. The devil’s tool box? Sure. A safe? That too. So, how did it become associated with the buttochs? Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel get to the bottom of the word keister.
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The association with the word keister and a human's buttocks is not clearly defined. Why do you think they are connected?
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