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kecks

kecks noun: trousers.

Noun

kecks pl (plural only)

  1. (Northern-English, Scotland, dialectal, plural, plural-only) Trousers.
  2. (Northern-English, Scotland, dialectal, plural, plural-only) Underpants.
    • - See if the feelings transfer tae yir everyday life, then call it love. Love's no jist for weekenders.
      - The things is, Nukes, ah'm changin the keks everyday^([sic]) and cleanin under the helmet.
      Nukes raised his eyebrow and smiled, - Must be love then, he said, then he added, - Oan your side...1996, Irvine Welsh, Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance

Proper noun capitalized: Kecks

Kecks

  1. (plural) plural of Keck

Forms of kecks

alternative formkeks
alternative formkegs
alternative formkaks

Origin of kecks

From earlier kicks (“breeches”).

Words formed from kecks

Questions about kecks

What does kecks mean?
Kecks means trousers.
What part of speech is kecks?
Kecks can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near kecks in the dictionary

  1. Kecklers
  2. keckles
  3. keckling
  4. kecklings
  5. kecklish
  6. kecks
  7. keckses
  8. kecksies
  9. kecksy
  10. Keckwick
  11. Kecskemét

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