Meaning of K | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Indicates the Scottish or unassimilated German /x/ – e.g. \lôk͟h\ for loch or \bâk͟h\ for Bach.
2. The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
   letter, lowercase
3. A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
4. Abbreviation of contract.
   abbreviation, alt-of, informal
5. The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
   letter, lowercase
6. A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
7. Abbreviation of kindergarten.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of
8. kilometre or kilometres.
   colloquial
9. Abbreviation of kilo-, 1,000 or 1,024.
   abbreviation, alt-of, often
10. thousand or thousands.
    colloquial
11. A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
12. The SI measurement value of 1,000
13. Abbreviation of go ahead, over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
    abbreviation, alt-of
14. Abbreviation of strikeout On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.
    abbreviation, alt-of
15. Abbreviation of king.
    abbreviation, alt-of
16. Abbreviation of carrying capacity.
    abbreviation, alt-of
17. Abbreviation of Cretaceous.
    abbreviation, alt-of
18. Abbreviation of knit.
    abbreviation, alt-of
19. Abbreviation of ketamine (a drug).
    abbreviation, alt-of, slang
20. Abbreviation of Köchel number.
    abbreviation, alt-of
21. Abbreviation of Knighthood.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of
22. Abbreviation of capital.
    abbreviation, alt-of
23. Abbreviation of black.
    abbreviation, alt-of
24. Abbreviation of Kalashnikov.
    abbreviation, alt-of, slang
25. Abbreviation of kritik.
    abbreviation, alt-of

Equivalents

Examples

“We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.”

“Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.”

“The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).”

“"K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.”

“5k = 5,000”

“1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)”

“The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.”

“Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.”

“At high levels of concentration of K in the blood, the observer/operator is cut off from his interlock with e.r., including the human consensus reality.”

“Die Zauberflöte, K. 620”

“We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding them K's.”

“Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth. K-man stupid, rub together sticks.”

“Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep the K, man.”

“You come to my trap, bitch, you better knock. I keep a 'K and these bullets gon' flock.”

“A fuck nigga diss GG, he get hit with a K. I'll be back in the morning, just went to the A.”

“Bitch ass nigga get rocked. I walk in da trap with a Glock and a K in my sock. U fag ass nigga get popped. U a gay lil dumb ahh nigga came from TikTok. I'mma talk my shi won't stop. Bitch u all on my dick for a drop, nigga get off my cock.”

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