kooky
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".
khai khẩu như phá thạch
A mouth opening like stone splitting — words that land with a mason's finality.
khai môn ấp đạo
Opening the gate and bowing in the burglar — courtesy extended to one's own ruin.
khai quyển hữu ích
Opening any book profits — every volume keeps at least one useful line.
khai trương hồng phát
have a grand opening (used in congratulatory and celebratory settings)
khen Phò-mã tốt áo
Praising the Prince Consort's fine coat — flattery aimed where flattery is redundant.
khi kiến ăn cá, khi cá ăn kiến
Now the ant eats the fish, now the fish eats the ant — fortunes rotate even between the great and the tiny.
khi lành cho nhau ăn cháy, khi dữ mắng nhau cạy nồi
Fond, they share the crust; furious, they curse over the scrapings — affection swinging pot-to-pot.
khi lành quạt giấy cũng cho, khi dữ quạt mo cũng đòi
In favor, gifted the paper fan; out of favor, even the palm fan reclaimed — generosity with a repossession clause.
khi sư diệt tổ
Deceiving the master and effacing the founder — betraying one's own teacher and school.
khi và chỉ khi
when and only when
khinh nặc quả tín
Quick to promise, scarce to keep — the easy yes weighs least.
khinh sĩ mắc sĩ
Slight a scholar and be schooled by one — the shabby stranger may out-think you yet.
khoai vò mình củ
The yam polishing its own tuber — self-praise, root and skin.
khoang tắc đắc chúng
Generosity gathers the crowd — largeness of measure is what people rally to.
khom lưng uốn gối
Bowed back and bent knee — cringing servility before the powerful.
khoẻ như voi
very healthy and strong
khoẻ như vâm
as fit as a fiddle
khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên
nature reserve
khu nhà vệ sinh và phòng tắm
toilet and shower block
khuynh cái hạ mã
Tilting the parasol and dismounting — the full courtesies paid to someone deeply respected.
khuynh gia bại sản
to lose all of one’s assets, wealth, and housing; to go pear-shaped
khuê phụ oán
The chamber wife's lament — a woman aching for her absent husband.
khác máu tanh lòng
Different blood breeds fishy hearts.
khách tới nhà chẳng gà thì vịt
A guest at the door — if not chicken, then duck — hospitality that always finds something for the pot.
khát nước
(noun) chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)
khéo làm tôi vụng
The skillful end up serving the clumsy — cleverness earns the work, dullness the rest.
khê hác chi tâm
A heart like a ravine — greed no filling ever levels.
khó có nhau hơn giàu một mình
Poor together beats rich alone — company is the wealth that counts.
khó giữ đầu, giầu giữ của
The poor guard their heads, the rich their goods — each defends the only thing they have.
khó muốn giầu, đau muốn đã
The poor want wealth, the sick want health — desire is always for the missing thing.