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  • noun Cockney rhyming slang arse

Etymologies

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Shortened from Khyber Pass which rhymes with arse in many dialects.

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Examples

  • Caber is the correct word but khyber has been known to be misused in its place, particularly by the Welsh who are amusing in their own way.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Snip snip. 2010

  • Besides, its funnier saying khyber toss than caber toss, innit.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Snip snip. 2010

  • You could make the detective a Scotsman which eliminates one irritant whilst allowing you to place “Hoots Mon” and puns about khyber tossing, strategically into the dialogue.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Snip snip. 2010

  • What would stop Israel from setting up an investigation into complicty of the Turkish government in a premeditated armed attack on IDF commandoes by armed mercenaries and militants linked to known terrorist groups, who set sail from a Turkish port with the goal of breaking an Israeli blockade, and chanting “Khyber, khyber, beware O Jews”, and “Go back to Auschwitz” and various slogans glorifying jihad and martyrdom?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey 2010

  • What would stop Israel from setting up an investigation into complicty of the Turkish government in a premeditated armed attack on IDF commandoes by armed mercenaries and militants linked to known terrorist groups, who set sail from a Turkish port with the goal of breaking an Israeli blockade, and chanting “Khyber, khyber, beware O Jews”, and “Go back to Auschwitz” and various slogans glorifying jihad and martyrdom?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey 2010

  • One Response to “u.s. pays $365m to reopen khyber pass”

    u.s. pays $365m to reopen khyber pass 2008

  • Pakistan's Ambassadorto Afganistan Tariq Aziz-ud-din along with his driver and security guard went missing in khyber agency.

    Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan went missing in Khyber agency 2008

  • Thunderweather, khyber schinker escapa sansa pagar!

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • UPDATE - the locals 'view of the fighting is at khyber. org and a Pakistani view at hipakistan.

    Archive 2004-03-21 Laban 2004

  • UPDATE - the locals' view of the fighting is at khyber.org and a Pakistani view at hipakistan.

    UK Commentators Laban 2004

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