k-word
k-word noun: the word kaffir.
Noun
k-word (plural k-words)
- The word kaffir.
- But the greatest racial insult available to South Africa's racists is one with numerous variations of meaning: the "K" word.2006, David Beresford, “What about the K word?”, in The Guardian
- The word kike.
- People are talking about the fact that The Onion used the word “kike” to mock the refusal by Dan Snyder to change the name of the Washington Redskins.2013, Philip Weiss, “Onion uses the K-word”, in Mondoweiss
- The word Keling.
- Any word beginning with k that is considered to be taboo in the given context.
Verb
k-word (third-person singular simple present k-words, present participle k-wording, simple past and past participle k-worded)
- To kill.
- Chris Pratt’s photo is in black and white because Nintendo knows the Mafia is going to k word him for doing the accent after the movie comes out2021 September 24, @merrittk, Twitter
- the fact that hes trying to be funny by imitating jungkook's pose but ended up k-wording ppl with his lethal good looks2024 July 2, @trivianamujin, Twitter
Forms of k-word
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | k-words |
| alternative form | K-word |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | k-words |
| present participle | k-wording |
| past participle | k-worded |
| past | k-worded |
Questions about k-word
- What does k-word mean?
- K-word means the word kaffir.
- What part of speech is k-word?
- K-word can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of k-word?
- The plural of k-word is k-words.
Words near k-word in the dictionary
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