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kiyis

kiyis is the plural of kiyi.

Meaning of kiyi

Noun

kiyi (plural kiyis)

  1. (US, slang) An official letter informing of a person killed in action.
    • You know that Doc's been treating him for melancholy and depression... ever since he got that kiyi about his son... … Kiyi: K.I.A.: Killed In Action letter from the War Dept.1940s, Sam Glanzman, "The Kiyi", in Our Army at War #258, July 1973

Questions about kiyis

What is kiyis the plural of?
Kiyis is the plural of kiyi.

Words near kiyis in the dictionary

  1. Kiyamba
  2. kiyang
  3. kiyangs
  4. kiyas
  5. kiyi
  6. kiyis
  7. Kiyoko
  8. kiyomi
  9. Kiyoshi
  10. kizami
  11. Kizell

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