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Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
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koreaboo
A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas).
korrasami
The ship of characters Korra and Asami from the animated series Avatar: Legend of Korra.
kotch
Alternative form of cotch.
KPDH
Initialism of KPop Demon Hunters.
krasnov
Donald Trump, American president.
krautish
Resembling or characteristic of a German person.
krautwagon
A German motorcar.
kravis
The couple consisting of American musician Travis Barker and American media personality Kourtney Kardashian, married in 2022.
krew
A fan nickname for Korra and her friends in The Legend of Korra.
kriegie
A prisoner of war in Germany during the Second World War
krill
Crack cocaine.
krokodil
The drug desomorphine.
kryptonite
Crack cocaine.
kuff
A non-Muslim.
kugel
A wealthy young Jewish woman characterized as materialistic and selfish.
kukuku
The sound of sinister laughter.
kung fu
A mastery of or expertise in a skill
kupo
Used to end a sentence in a cute, friendly, or whimsical manner.
kurtofsky
The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Dave Karofsky from the television series Glee.
kush
Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
kvell
To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
kvlt
True to the ideology of black metal or a stereotypical manifestation of that subculture.
kwaai
A term of approval, equivalent to great or fantastic; cool; excellent
kweng
To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
kybo
An outside toilet; an outhouse.
kye
Cocoa (the drink).
kylux
The ship of characters Kylo Ren and Armitage Hux from Star Wars.
kyman
The ship of characters Kyle Broflovski and Eric Cartman from the South Park series.
KYS
Acronym for "kill yourself". Can also be used humorously as "keep yourself safe".
Kailyard School
A school of writers, who took their subjects from Scottish humble life; it flourished in the 'nineties of last century, and included such writers as Ian Maclaren, J. J. Bell, S. R. Crockett, and J. M. Barrie. The name is due to the motto-^-"There grows a bonnie brier bush in our kailyard" — used by Ian Maclaren for his Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (1894).
kak
Trouble.
kale
Money.
kangaroo court
A mock court or tribunal that disregards law and justice
kangladesh
Bangladesh.
kanitseeno
A stinking one. KANITS is a stink.
kao peh kao bu
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
kaputz
Kaput.
karibat
Food, literally rice and curry; the staple dish of both natives and Europeans in India.—Anglo-Indian.
kasme
I swear
kate
A picklock. 'Tis a rum kate; it is a clever picklock. CANT.
kayf
A café.
Kedar's Tents
This world. Kedar was a soa of Ishmael (Gen. xxv, 15), and was the ancestor of an important tribe of nomadic Arabs* T&e phrase means houses in the wilder- ness of this world, and comes from Ps. cxx, 5: **Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar.
keel bullies
Men employed to load and unload the coal vessels.
keel over
to fall or collapse suddenly
keel-hauling
A good thrashing or mauling, rough treatment,—from the old nautical custom of punishing offenders by throwing them overboard with a rope attached, and hauling them up from under the ship’s keel. See full description of this barbarous practice in Marryat’s Snarleyyow.
keelhauling
A punishment in use among the Dutch seamen, in which, for certain offences, the delinquent is drawn once, or oftener, under the ship's keel: ludicrously defined, undergoing a great hard-ship.
keen as a Jew
Very eager.
keep a civil tongue in one's head
To speak politely and avoid offensive language
keep a close watch
Monitor someone or something carefully
keep a cool head
Remain calm and composed in a difficult situation
keep a lid on
to control or restrain something
keep a low profile
To avoid drawing attention to oneself
keep a pig
An Oxford University phrase, which means to have a lodger. A man whose rooms contain two bedchambers has sometimes, when his college is full, to allow the use of one of them to a Freshman, who is called under these circumstances a PIG. The original occupier is then said to KEEP A PIG.
keep a weather eye open
remain vigilant and prepared for potential problems
keep an eye on
Watch or monitor someone or something closely
keep an eye open
Be vigilant and watchful for something
keep an eye peeled
Be watchful and alert for something
Keep Bayard in the stable
Keep what is of value under lock and key. Bayard, The Chevalier de.
keep company
To accompany or spend time with someone