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kak

kak noun: a subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

Noun (1)

kak (plural kaks)

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

Noun (2)

kak (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Trouble.
    • ‘You a cop? You with the guy inside?’ the shoppie says, bending his knees to talk to me confidentially. ‘Cos it was legitimate, okay? Bitch started pulling down the merchandise, falling around. Dronkie. She's been in here before, causing kak. Stealing shit. And how long is your friend gonna be in...2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Jacana Media, →ISBN, pages 102–103
  2. (South Africa, slang) Rubbish; nonsense.

Verb

kak (third-person singular simple present kaks, present participle kakking, simple past and past participle kakked)

  1. (South Africa) To defecate.

Forms of kak

Noun
pluralkaks
Verb
third-person singular presentkaks
present participlekakking
past participlekakked
pastkakked

Origin of kak

Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao.

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). See also cack.

Words formed from kak

Questions about kak

What does kak mean?
Kak means a subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.
What part of speech is kak?
Kak can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kak?
The plural of kak is kaks.

Words near kak in the dictionary

  1. Kajola
  2. kaju
  3. kaju katli
  4. kajukenbo
  5. kajus
  6. kak
  7. kak on
  8. kaka
  9. kaka beak
  10. Kaka'i
  11. Kakaaeriyadhoo

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