Slang words: K
314 slang and Internet words starting with K, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- kOK.
- K-holeThe state of dissociation from (and lack of control over) the body that is commonly experienced after taking...
- k-lineThe line in an IRCd configuration file that records the hostname of a banned user.
- K-MidCatherine, Princess of Wales.
- K-popA lollipop containing the drug ketamine.
- K-QuarantineA term to describe the strategy used by Republic of Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the spread of...
- k-radVery good; excellent.
- K-TownNickname for Katoomba: a town in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
- k-wordTo kill.
- k1llFilter-avoidance spelling of kill.
- kabillionAn unspecified large number (of).
- KadenaThe ship of characters Kat Edison and Adena El-Amin from the television series The Bold Type.
- KafirismThe kafir mindset.
- kai kaiSexual activity or intercourse between drag queens.
- kaigai nikiAn overseas (non-Japanese) person in a primarily Japanese livestream.
- kajillionAn unspecified large number (of).
- kakTrouble.
- kakampinkA supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election...
- kaleMoney.
- KamalamentumA wave of enthusiasm for the 2024 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris.
- KamalanomenonThe political and social media momentum of Kamala Harris during her 2024 United States presidential campaign.
- KamalanomicsThe economic ideas and policies of Kamala Harris.
- kamaʻainaSomeone who is of Hawaiian origin, but not necessarily of Hawaiian ancestry; a local.
- KamiDekuThe ship of characters Denki Kaminari and Izuku "Deku" Midoriya from the My Hero Academia series.
- kamikazeTo fail disastrously.
- kamikaze shopliftingThe unconcealed theft of goods from a shop in the presence of staff and customers.
- kangTo appropriate someone else's work.
- kangaA prison warder.
- kangaroo codePoorly structured program code consisting of many jumps.
- kanoA male American.
- kanto boyAn office boy.
- kanto girlAn office girl.
- kanto lingoStreet talk; street slang.
- KanyeTo interrupt the speech of (someone).
- kaputzKaput.
- Kar-JennerAny member of the Kardashian family, an American family founded by Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (née...
- Kardashian indexA satirical measure of the discrepancy between a scientist's social media following and the citedness of...
- KarenicityThe state, quality, or condition of being a Karen (a person exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement).
- karmaA score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.
- karma farmerA person who posts on a forum or social media designed to amass karma (online popularity points).
- KarmyThe ship of characters Karma Ashcroft and Amy Raudenfeld from the American television series Faking It.
- kasmeI swear.
- KastleThe ship (romantic pairing) between Karen Page and Frank Castle from the MCU.
- KataangThe ship of characters Katara and Aang from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- KathNielThe loveteam of Filipino actors Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.
- KatieA king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T".
- katrillionAn unspecified large number (of).
- KatyCatA fan of American singer-songwriter Katy Perry (born 1984).
- kayfA café.
- kayliedExtremely drunk.
- KaylorThe real-person fiction ship of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and model Karlie Kloss.
- kaypohBeing a busybody, prying into the business of others.
- kazillionAn unspecified large number (of).
- kazongaA woman's breast.
- kazoomA (large) female breast.
- kebabTo stab or skewer.
- keep it a buckTo be real, honest, truthful.
- keep it one hundredTo be authentic, to be true to oneself.
- keep it PTo keep it real. To be authentic, principled.
- keep it tallTo be real, honest, truthful.
- keep it trillTo stay authentic, or act with integrity.
- keep one's knickers onTo stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.
- keep one's pants onTo stay calm.
- keep shadyTo stay in concealment.
- keep the rent downTo deter undesirables from a space, especially through intentionally off-putting behavior.
- keep yourself safeFilter-avoidance spelling of kill yourself.
- keggerSynonym of keg party.
- keglerA ten-pin bowling player or enthusiast.
- keikakuA plan, particularly a devious or complicated one.
- kekUsed to indicate laughter or humour.
- kekekeThe sound of a soft cackle.
- KekismA jocular religion centered on the alt-right meme Kek.
- KekistanA fictional country associated with Western alt-right values.
- KekistaniA notional citizen of the fictional alt-right country Kekistan.
- KelbreyThe ship of characters Kel and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.
- KelvinverseThe fictional universe which serves as the setting for the reboot Star Trek film franchise launched in 2009...
- kemingImproper kerning.
- kenA house, especially a den of thieves.
- kenopsiaThe haunting quality of seeing a location typically full of people in a state of emptiness or abandonment.
- KenTacoHutA restaurant location incorporating KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.
- Kentucky windageAn adjustment made by a shooter to correct for wind (or motion of the target) by aiming at a point horizontal...
- KentuckyishSimilar to or resembling the US state of Kentucky.
- kerflooeyKaput.
- Kermit the FrogBog.
- kerplunkA disappointment which comes as a surprise.
- kerriedKnackered; exhausted; worn out.
- Kerry PackeredKnackered; exhausted; worn out.
- kesThe kestrel.
- kettleA steam locomotive.
- kettledDrunk.
- kevlarA piece of personal protective equipment made from Kevlar, such as a helmet or a vest.
- kevorkA suicide or a homicide that has been made to look like a suicide.
- keyA kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- key bumpA portion of a recreational drug in powdered form that is snorted from a key or similar small object.
- key set identifierA value that is used to identify a key set.
- keyboard cowboyA person who runs a .com company, or someone who was around during the dot-com bubble.
- keyboard diarrheaLogorrhea, or verbal diarrhea, produced by typing on a keyboard.
- keyboard smashA seemingly random and unintelligible string of characters, as produced by smashing a keyboard.
- keyedIntoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.
- keysmashA haphazard striking of keys on a keyboard to convey frustration, laughter, or other emotion; the text so...
- kezboardA computer keyboard whose keys are arranged in the qwertz layout.
- KFerA member of Kiwi Farms.
- khalassTo kill.
- khayaAnyone's house or home.
- khazerA pig; a greedy person.
- khaziAn outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
- KHivePolitical supporters of Kamala Harris.
- khvatA boy or lad; a rascal.
- kibbleIn the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or...
- kibblyHaving kibble (in the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing...
- KibologyAn Internet-based parody religion led by James "Kibo" Parry and partly satirizing Scientology.
- kiboshOnly used in put on the kibosh and put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
- kibozeTo search the Usenet newsgroups for a text string, particularly one's name or nickname, especially with the...
- kibozerOne who kibozes; one who searches for references to his/her own name in order to post follow-ups.
- kickTo forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
- kick at the canAn attempt or an opportunity.
- kick bollocks scrambleA free for all or panic situation.
- kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.
- kick inTo kick or strike (a person); to beat up.
- kick itTo kick the bucket; to die.
- kick offTo force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether...
- kick onTo continue; to struggle on, especially to continue drinking or partying.
- kick outTo improvise music.
- kick rocksTo leave or run away; to skedaddle; to waste one's own time (with some other meaningless task) rather than...
- kick some tailTo be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something.
- kick the tires and light the firesTo take off.
- kick toTo give or transfer; to pawn off to.
- kick to the curbTo dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner.
- kick upTo pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command.
- kick withTo associate or hang out with (someone).
- kickbanTo kick and ban (a user) from an Internet activity, such as IRC.
- kickedEmpty with nothing left to smoke but ash.
- kickerThe fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
- kickingA great loss or defeat; licking.
- kicksterA person who derives pleasure from kicks (thrills).
- kickupSomething passed up a hierarchy or chain of command.
- kiddieA child.
- kiddie flickA feature film movie aimed at young children.
- kidficA fanfic which focuses on a character, and possibly their partner(s), raising a child or children.
- kidfurA furry character that is a child, especially one who has not yet reached the age of puberty.
- kidkindAll children, considered as a group.
- kidlitBooks written for children or young adults.
- kifeTo steal.
- kikiTo meet with friends without any agenda or goals.
- KilielThe ship of characters Kíli and Tauriel of The Hobbit film trilogy.
- kilikili powerFoul underarm smell; smelly armpit odor.
- killTo sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
- kill fileA user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for...
- kill it with fireUsed to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
- kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
- kill0rTo kill.
- killerExcellent, very good, cool.
- killer dillerA person or thing that is astonishing, outstanding, or exciting.
- killer green budPotent marijuana.
- killerishSomewhat killer (excellent, cool).
- killionAn unspecified large number (of).
- killockA leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.
- KimbitA fan of Kim's Convenience (2016–2021 on CBC), a Canadian sitcom about a Korean-owned convenience store and...
- KimbreyThe ship of characters Kim and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.
- KimichieThe ship (romantic pairing) between Frenchie and Kimiko Miyashiro from The Boys.
- KimyeThe couple consisting of celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
- kinTo identify with; as in spiritually connect to a fictional or non-fictional being.
- kindomA divinely-instituted egalitarian community.
- kine budHigh-grade marijuana.
- kineticFrantic; busy.
- kinfirmTo conclude that one kins (a species or character).
- kingA man worthy of respect.
- king crabA king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- king hitA blow intended to incapacitate in one hit, often delivered without warning.
- King KongA king (playing card).
- king skinAn extra large rolling paper, roughly double the length of a regular one.
- king-hellTremendous; terrible.
- KingoA member of the King's Liverpool Regiment, later the King's Regiment.
- kingsA pair of kings (playing cards).
- kingyThe kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.
- kink memeAn online space in which requests for fan fiction (generally involving a specific kink) are posted and...
- kinkerA performer in a circus.
- kinkficFan fiction featuring kink (particularly BDSM) content.
- KinktoberAn annual challenge in which artistic participants create works related to kink, such as illustrations or...
- KinkTokThe community of kinksters and BDSM enthusiasts on TikTok.
- kinoEspecially good or sophisticated cinema.
- kinosseurA person who watches and appreciates films, especially those considered kino.
- kinsiderTo consider whether one kins (a species or character).
- kinsonaA type of original character that takes attributes of one or more canon characters and implements them into...
- kip downTo sleep somewhere other than home, forced to do so by circumstances.
- kip inTo quiet down, such as to get ready for bed; to go to bed.
- kip outTo sleep outside; to camp; to sleep rough.
- kip-shopA brothel.
- kipeTo steal.
- kipperA torpedo.
- KiriDekuThe ship of characters Eijirou Kirishima and Izuku "Deku" Midoriya from the My Hero Academia series.
- kirk outTo become irate; to freak out; to act out in an extreme manner.
- kirkificationThe process of editing or face-swapping someone's face with that of American political activist Charlie Kirk.
- kirkifyTo edit or face-swap someone's face with American political activist Charlie Kirk, often as part of a meme.
- kiskyDrunk.
- kiss-offA dismissal.
- kissathonA prolonged period of kissing.
- kisserThe face.
- KissgateAn incident in 2014 in which a fan surreptitiously photographed Taylor Swift and her friend Karlie Kloss...
- kitchenA public gaming room in a casino.
- kiteTo steal.
- kitedOf a cheque: made out on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will...
- kitingThe act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item.
- KitivyThe ship of characters Charles Brown ("Kite Man") and Dr. Pamela Isley ("Poison Ivy") from the Harley Quinn...
- kitlerA cat that resembles Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
- kittehA cat, chiefly in a lolcat-type picture.
- kittenfishTo fool (someone) on a dating app by presenting oneself in a more favourable light; to engage in...
- kittenfishingThe practice of presenting oneself in a more favorable or exaggerated light on dating apps or social media.
- kittyA pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared...
- kitty crackCat thyme (Teucrium marum).
- kitty cruiseAn enlistment in the United States Navy starting before one's eighteenth birthday and, therefore, ending...
- kitty flipA combination of the drugs ketamine and MDMA.
- kitty flippingThe experience of combining the drugs ketamine and MDMA.
- kitty kissA cat's slow blink, interpreted as a sign of friendship.
- kiwiA testicle.
- Kiwi dollarThe New Zealand dollar.
- kiyiAn official letter informing of a person killed in action.
- KJPhencyclidine (PCP); also, a marijuana cigarette laced with phencyclidine.
- kkOkay (indicates that no further explanation is necessary for a subject, or that the message was understood...
- KlaineThe ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from the television series Glee.
- KlanceThe ship of characters Keith and Lance from the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender.
- klapTo strike; to smack.
- KlarolineThe romantic pairing of the characters Niklaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes from the American television...
- kleptoOf or pertaining to an individual who suffers from kleptomania.
- kleptomnesiaThe situation where a person comes up with an idea that they believe to be original, but which was in fact...
- klickA kilometer.
- klunk outSynonym of conk out (all senses).
- klunkerA heavy, balloon-tire bicycle (usually vintage cruisers) that is modified with motorcycle parts and used for...
- klyukvaIgnorant stereotypes and tall tales in Western depictions of Russia and Russians.
- knackedVery tired; knackered.
- knackerTo tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
- knee-bucklerAnything so stunning as to have a weakening effect on a person.
- knee-tremblerA casual outdoor sexual encounter (commonly with a prostitute), usually in an alleyway or against a wall...
- kneeloA kneeboarder.
- KnightieA fan of the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
- knitfluencerSomeone who posts content on social media about knitting.
- knobA freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
- knobstickOne who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.
- knockTo prosecute under the law; to arrest, imprison, etc.
- knock bootsTo have sexual intercourse, especially recreationally if not casually.
- knock downTo spend extravagantly for a celebration.
- knock offTo kill.
- knock onTo have an affair; to commit adultery.
- knock outTo sell.
- knock overTo finish eating or drinking (something).
- knock someone into the middle of next weekTo thoroughly beat or trounce someone.
- knock someone out of timeTo beat someone to the point where they are stunned and unable to fight back.
- knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing them to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition...
- knock underTo die.
- knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock or accidentally. See knocked up.
- knock-upA pregnancy.
- knockerA gun.
- knockersA woman's breasts.
- knocking shopA brothel.
- knockoSynonym of narco (“narcotics control officer”).
- knockout dropA drop of a drug used to make a person fall asleep or become unconscious or stupefied for the purpose of...
- knotThe bulbus glandis.
- knottingThe swelling of the bulbus glandis.
- know ballSynonym of know one's stuff.
- know when to fold 'emTo exercise sound judgment in a situation that is precarious and uncertain.
- knowbieAn experienced Internet user.
- knowledge-boxA person's head.
- knowledgemaxxTo strive to be incredibly knowledgeable.
- knuckA knuckle duster.
- knuckleTo strike or punch.
- knuckle sandwichA punch to the face, especially to the mouth.
- knuckle upTo strike or fight.
- knuckleboneA die.
- knucklerA knuckleball.
- KnuxamyThe ship of the characters Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- KnuxougeThe ship of the characters Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- KobeExclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.
- kohaiAn underclassman or younger student.
- koinophobiaThe fear of having lived an ordinary, mundane life.
- KojacA king and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- Kojak with a KodakA police officer with a radar gun.
- kokoroA heart.
- kookAn eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- kookdanceTo act in a crazy or eccentric manner.
- kookdomThe state or quality of being a kook; eccentricity, weirdness.
- kookeryThe state or quality of being a kook.
- kookfestA kooky event or situation.
- kookishLike a kook; eccentric.
- kookishnessThe state or condition of being kookish; eccentricity, weirdness.
- kooknessThe state or quality of being a kook.
- kookologistOne who engages in kookology; a person who studies kooks (“eccentric or crazy people”).
- kookologyThe study of kooks (“eccentric or crazy people”).
- kookyEccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
- Korea PassingThe phenomenon of South Korea being alienated from the international community in the course of discussions...
- KorrasamiThe ship of characters Korra and Asami from the animated series Avatar: Legend of Korra.
- KossackA member of the leftist US blogging community Daily Kos.
- KpodEtomidate, as an unlawfully-used controlled drug mixed in e-cigarette liquid.
- Kraken variantThe highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the...
- KravisThe couple consisting of American musician Travis Barker and American media personality Kourtney Kardashian...
- KrewA fan nickname for Korra and her friends in The Legend of Korra.
- KriegieA prisoner of war in Germany during the Second World War.
- krillCrack cocaine.
- krokodilThe drug desomorphine.
- kryptoniteCrack cocaine.
- kthxbyeUsed to express (as though facetiously polite) the abrupt or dismissive end of a conversation, statement, etc.
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Slang meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word (English slang). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the words, left out vulgar and offensive ones, and linked each to its full entry. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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