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'kay

/keɪ/

'kay interjection: apheretic form of okay.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Apheretic form of okay.
    • “Orange juice, coffee, scrambled eggs, twice,” said Bond briefly. “’Kay,” said the girl. Her shoes lethargically scuffed the floor as she sauntered away.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 119

Forms of 'kay

alternative formkay
alternative form'K
alternative form’K
alternative formK

Words that rhyme with 'kay

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Questions about 'kay

What does 'kay mean?
'kay means apheretic form of okay.
What part of speech is 'kay?
'kay is an interjection.
How do you pronounce 'kay?
'kay is pronounced /keɪ/ (US).

Words near 'kay in the dictionary

  1. 'istory
  2. 'it
  3. 'its
  4. 'ittin'
  5. 'jects
  6. 'kay
  7. 'keeper
  8. 'keepers
  9. 'keet
  10. 'keets
  11. 'kin 'ell

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