Khyber Pass

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Etymology

Calque of Urdu درہ خیبر (dara xaibar).

Proper noun

Khyber Pass

  1. A mountain pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan of great strategic and historical importance.
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) The arse.
    Synonyms: khyber (ellipsis); see also Thesaurus:buttocks
    • 1999 December 27, Androcles, “Re: An Open Letter to George Hammond:”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet):
      You can stuff your rules, your insane ravings, your shouting, and your stupid "theory" right up your Khyber Pass. See a psychiatrist.

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