• KASCHNICKERED
adj. 1970s African-American sl. – drunk, intoxicated
• KASER
n. c888 obs. – an emperor
• KASHOOM!
int. 1970s sl. – an onomatopoeic term indicating speedy movement
• KASK
adj. c1300 obs. rare – active, vigorous
• KAS-KAS
n. 1. 1940s W.I. Rasta usage – a quarrel or contention
n. 2. 1950s W. Indies – rumour-mongering
• KASS KASS
n. 1940s W.I. Rasta usage – a quarrel or contention
• KASTÉ
n. a1300 obs. rare – chastity
• KASTIN
vb. c1200 obs. – to chasten
• KATE
n. 1. 16C Sc. sl. – a prostitute; a harlot; a loose woman
n. 2. M17 sl. – a picklock
n. 3. M17 sl. – a skeleton key
n. 4. 1913 Amer. dial. – the pileated woodpecker
• THE KATE
n. L19 sl. – the British army
• KATE AND SIDNEY
n. 1914 Brit. rhyming sl. – steak and kidney
• THE KATE CARNEY; THE KATE KARNEY
n. 20C rhyming sl. – the British army
• THE KATE KEARNEY
n. 20C rhyming sl. – the British army
• KATE MOSS
vb. 1990s rhyming sl. – to toss, to throw
• KATEXOKEN
adv. 1633 obs. – pre-eminently
• KATH
n. 1. 1910s Aust. sl. – a habitual criminal
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. – a prison sentence of indeterminate time
n. 3. 1910s US sl. – a promise, usually in the context of paying back a loan
n. 4. 1920s Aust. sl. – a pack
n. 5. 20C Aust. sl. – an indeterminate period of time
• KATHARINE DOCKS
n. 20C rhyming sl. – socks
• KATHIL
n. Bk1902 Sc. – anything reduced to a pulp; an egg beaten up
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to beat with great severity; to reduce to a pulp
• KATHLEEN MAROON
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – a 3-year prison sentence
• KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN
n. 1. 1910s Aust. sl. – a habitual criminal
n. 2. 1910s US sl. – a promise, usually in the context of paying back a loan
n. 3. 1910 Aust. & NZ sl. – a prison sentence of indeterminate length
n. 4. 1920s Aust. sl. – a pack
n. 5. 20C rhyming sl. – the morning
n. 6. 20C Aust. sl. – an indeterminate period of time
• KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN SYSTEM
n. 1920s sl. – hire purchase
• KATIE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a nickname for a hare
• KATIE-BAR-THE-DOOR
phr. 20C US sl. – used as a warning, to indicate impending danger
• KATIE-HUNKERS
adv. 1825 Sc. – in a squatting position; esp. used to express a way of sliding on ice whilst sitting on the hams
• KATIN’ AND SAVIN’
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of penurious habits, saving
• KATIRAMS
n. 1897 Sc. – small, swift-flying, tattered clouds
• KATISH
adj. 1981 Amer. dial. – fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful
• KATONK
n. 1940s Hawaii – a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii
• KATOO
vb. L19 Aust. sl. – to act as a sycophant
• KATOOCH
n. 1979 Amer. dial. – the rump of a cooked chicken
• KATOOSE!
int. Bk1891 Amer. sl. – intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body
• KATOUSE!
int. Bk1891 Amer. sl. – intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body
• KATOWSE
n. 1859 Amer. dial. – an uproar, a commotion, a tumult, rumpus, row, disturbance
• KATRINKA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fat woman
• KATTED
adj. 1684 obs. – plastered with clay
• KATTERKORNERED-LIKE
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. – diagonal, in the opposite corner
• KATTERZEM
n. L19 Sc. – a parasite; a hanger-on
• KATTY
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a nickname for a hare
• KATTY-CLEAN-DOORS
n. 1844 Sc. – a child’s name for snow
• KATTYDID
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – a cicada
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
• KATUSH
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the rump of a cooked chicken
• KATY
n. 1. 1535 obs. rare – a wanton person
n. 2. L19 US sl. – the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad
n. 3. 1947 Amer. dial. – a hat or cap
• KATY-BAR-THE-GATE
phr. 20C US sl. – used as a warning, to indicate impending danger
• KATYCOCK
n. 1953 Amer. dial. – the pileated woodpecker
• KATYDATE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
• KATYDEE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
• KATYDID
n. 1. 1743 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a cicada
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – a tree frog or similar frog
n. 4. 1970 Amer. dial. – a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service
• KATYDIDDLE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
• KATYDIDN’T
n. 1846 Amer. dial. – a green grasshopper
• KATY-HANDED
adj. 1822 Sc. – left-handed
• KATY-HUNKERS
adv. 1825 Sc. – in a squatting position; esp. used to express a way of sliding on ice whilst sitting on the hams
• KATYNIPPER
n. 1. 1953 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. – a mosquito
• KATZENJAMMER
n. 1. 1849 Amer. dial. – a hangover; a symptom of a hangover
n. 2. 1940s US sl. – a catsuit
n. 3. 20C US sl. – anxiety or jitters
• KATZENJAMMERS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – low spirits after drinking
• KAUI
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – a variety of marijuana
• KAVE
n. 1789 Sc. obs. – a hen-coop
• KAW
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to gasp for breath
• KAWDRON
n. c1483 obs. – a cauldron
• KAW-WAW
adj. 1. 1859 Eng. dial. – crooked, twisted, distorted
adj. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. – ill-natured, cross-grained
adv. 1859 Eng. dial. – awry
• KAY
adj. a1300 Eng. dial. – of the hand or foot: left
int. 1. 1828 Sc. – an exclamation of disbelief, contempt, or abhorrence
int. 2. 1950s sl. – all right, in order
n. 1. 1789 Sc. – a thievish, mischievous person
n. 2. 1980s S. Afr. sl. – 1 kilometre
• KAYA
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – marijuana
• KAYCUFF FOE!
int. 20C back-slang for ‘fuck off!’ – go away!
• KAYF
n. 1920s sl. – a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
• KAY-FISTED
adj. 1611 Eng. dial. – left-handed
• KAYK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the cry of a goose
• KAY-KAY!
int. 1828 Sc. obs. – an exclamation of disapproval, contempt, or incredulity
• KAYLIED
adj. 1782 obs. – drunk
• KAYNARD
n. 1782 obs. – a worthless fellow; a lazy cowardly person; a sluggard; a rascal
• KAY-NIEVED
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. – left-handed
• KAYO
adj. 1. 1910s US sl. – all right, in order
adj. 2. 1923 sl. – excellent; first-rate; satisfactory
n. 1. 1910s sl. – a knockout
n. 2. 1910s sl. – death
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
vb. 1923 sl. – to knock out
• KAYO CHAMP
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. – a champion boxer
• KAYO LOOKER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
• KAY-PAWED
adj. 1887 Eng. dial. – left-handed
• KAY-WITTED
adj. 1853 Sc. – half-witted, harebrained, scatterbrained
• KAZE
n. L19 Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• KAZEN
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – cause
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. – to cause
• KAZH
adj. 1981 Amer. students’ sl. – casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time
• KAZILLION
n. 1980s US sl. – an uncountable large number
• KA-ZIP
n. 1900s sl. – the head
• KAZOO
n. 1. 1960s sl. – the anus; the buttocks
n. 2. 1960s sl. – the vagina; the penis
• KAZOOMS
n. 1970s sl. – the female breasts, esp. if large
• KAZOONIE
n. 1950s US prison sl. – a child
• KAZZARDLY
adj. 1. 1849 Eng. dial. – precarious, risky, uncertain
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of the weather: changeable, unsettled
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