Meanings
- 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.
2006 June 22, Dr Jules Stewart, The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda, The History Press, →ISBN
- CockneyslangThe arse.
You can stuff your rules, your insane ravings, your shouting, and your stupid "theory" right up your Khyber Pass. See a psychiatrist.
1999 December 27, Androcles, “Re: An Open Letter to George Hammond:”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet)Synonyms: khyber, 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Urduدرہ خیبر
- EnglishKhyber Pass
Calque of Urdu درہ خیبر (dara xaibar).
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Chinese 開伯爾山口 /开伯尔山口
- 開伯爾山口 /开伯尔山口 (Kāibó'ěr Shānkǒu)mountain pass
Tamil கைபர் கணவாய்
- கைபர் கணவாய் (kaipar kaṇavāy)mountain pass
Cite this entry
Khyber Pass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khyber%20Pass
“Khyber Pass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khyber%20Pass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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