kay

Noun (1)

kay (plural kays)

1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
2. (colloquial) A kilometer.
3. (colloquial) A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).

Interjection

1. (colloquial) Apheretic form of okay.
   • Meanwhile, TMZ reports that Amanda and West are still dating and aren’t “sweating the chatter,” while insiders also confirm that West is “fully committed to Amanda[…]”—despite rumors that he’s been simultaneously dating other women. Per a source, it’s just “fan assumptions” and “innocent” chats...2026 April 10, Mehera Bonner, “‘Summer House: Ozarks’ Is Reportedly Coming...With West Wilson as a Cast Member”, in Cosmopolitan

Proper noun capitalized: Kay

IPA/ˈkeɪ/

Kay

1. A surname from Middle English, derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
2. A male given name from Welsh, derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name (as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai.
3. A female given name, a short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a "K"; popular as a middle name.
   • She frowned at the girl's response. "Kay?" she said. "That is not a name. And what of your family?"
   • "Catalina," the girl amended quickly. "I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations […]"1970, Santha Rama Rau, The Adventuress, Harper&Row, pages 99–100

Noun (2) capitalized: Kay

IPA/ˈkeɪ/

Kay (plural Kays)

1. Alternative letter-case form of kay.