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单词 khyber pass
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Khyber Passn.

/ˌkʌɪbə ˈpɑːs//ˌkʌɪbə ˈpas/
Etymology: < the name of the Khyber Pass, the chief pass in the Hindu Kush mountains between Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan.
Rhyming slang = arse n. 1. Also elliptical Khyber n.
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1943 M. Harrison Reported Safe Arrival 32 Not knowin' wevver they wz on their 'eads or their Kybers [sic].
1960 J. Franklyn Dict. Rhyming Slang 88 Khyber Pass, arse, not the buttocks but the anus. Usually ‘He can (you can) (they can) stick it up his (your) (their) Khyber!’ It is an expression of disapproval.
1966 New Statesman 16 Sept. 408/3 Can it really be..that ‘Khyber’ is genuine rhyming slang for the posterior?
1968 Crescendo Jan. 6/3 If we sit on our Khybers, we will miss out on all the things that make our lives the richer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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