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khyber¹

  • /ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪbə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Shortened from Khyber Pass.

noun khybers

  1. Cockney, abbreviation, ellipsis, slang Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”). 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.

    Similar: aris, 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, fundament, blessed assurance

Khyber²

Where it comes from

From Urdu خیبر (khaibar).

proper noun

  1. The area around the Khyber Pass in Pakistan.

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"khyber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/khyber. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{khyber_2026,
  title = {khyber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khyber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}