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kicking kuh

UK/ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈkə/

kicking kuh noun: the letter K, as distinct from the letter C ("curly cuh").

Noun

kicking kuh (plural kicking kuhs)

  1. (UK, childish) The letter K, as distinct from the letter C ("curly cuh").
    • Or did it start as Kill It Bang before they decided to soften it slightly by changing the kicking kuh to a curly cuh?2014, Dave Gorman, Too Much Information, Random House, page 181
    • (Sometimes these are spelt with a kicking ‘kuh’ rather than a curly ‘cuh’ as ‘homoskedasticity’ and ‘heteroskedasticity’.)2018, Alan R. Jones, Best Fit Lines & Curves: And Some Mathe-Magical Transformations, Routledge, page 174

Forms of kicking kuh

pluralkicking kuhs

Origin of kicking kuh

From the shape of the letter (resembling a person kicking).

Questions about kicking kuh

What does kicking kuh mean?
Kicking kuh means the letter K, as distinct from the letter C ("curly cuh").
What part of speech is kicking kuh?
Kicking kuh is a noun.
How do you pronounce kicking kuh?
Kicking kuh is pronounced /ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of kicking kuh?
The plural of kicking kuh is kicking kuhs.

Words near kicking kuh in the dictionary

  1. kicking in
  2. kicking in danger
  3. kicking into the long grass
  4. kicking into touch
  5. kicking it
  6. kicking kuh
  7. kicking kuhs
  8. kicking like a mule
  9. kicking loose
  10. kicking off
  11. kicking on

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