Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: k-
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

2

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Korean; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea.

prefix

Used as an intensifier.

Dated

Example Sentences

"K-beauty, K-drama, K-pop"
"We have been heavily influenced by, and use the same 'zine format' as cDc and uXu. And if you think we're ripping them off.. you damn skippy! They're excellent texts and I wish to be as k-cool as them. :)"
"Corollary: Real pirates don't keep score. Real pirates don't say "K-K00L", "K-AWESOME", "X10DER", "L8R0N", or anything of the sort. Real pirates know the difference between "f" and "ph" (i.e. "philes", "phuck", "fone", etc.)."
"My least favorite k-rad warez d00d […] has once again plastered alt.binaries.zines with millions of bytes of pirated software using a forged address at penet."
"Oooo.... what use of sarcasm, I bow down to you almighty one. What really was the point of your 'post'. To defend your K-Rad Warez pals? You k-rad warez puppies are something else. Now run along and download the latest k-rad game and of course never use it, just be k00l and say you got it 0 hour."

Etymology

Clipping of Korean.

Usage

Dated

Phrases

K-beauty K-drama K-film K-food K-horror K-pop K-rock k-rad

Frequently Paired Words

C- J- T- V- leetspeak

Questions

What does k- mean?: Korean; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea.
Where does k- come from?: Clipping of Korean.

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