Khyber Pass

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Khyber Pass

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Calque of Urdu درہ خیبر (dara xaibar).

proper noun

A mountain pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan of great strategic and historical importance. Bab-e-Khyber is the name of the fortified arch, inaugurated with great pomp in 1963 by Pakistan's former military ruler Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan, that today bridges the road entrance to the Khyber Pass.

noun

Cockney, slang The arse. You can stuff your rules, your insane ravings, your shouting, and your stupid "theory" right up your Khyber Pass. See a psychiatrist.
Similar: khyber, 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, fundament, blessed assurance

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@misc{khyber_pass_2026,
  title = {Khyber Pass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khyber%20pass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}