Khyber Pass

English

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^[1] (Usenet):

     You can stuff your rules, your insane ravings, your shouting, and your stupid "theory" right up your Khyber Pass. See a psychiatrist.

Derived terms

• khyber

See also

• Bab-e-Khyber