Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kj

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: kj
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Phencyclidine (PCP); also, a marijuana cigarette laced with phencyclidine.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of killjoy.

Example Sentences

"This was some other shit, what they smoked, could have been fucking angel dust sprinkled on, they called that KJ. Shit, knowing them that’s exactly why I couldn’t stop my head from bobbing, and why the streetlights were so fucking bright, and mean seeming, and, like, too red. I was glad I only hit it once."

Etymology

Probably an initialism of crystal (“phencyclidine”) + joint (“marijuana cigarette”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

KJs (plural)

Synonyms

angel dust crystal fairy dust ill hog horse tranquilizer KJ love boat magic mist PCP peace pill phencyclidine

Questions

What does kj mean?: Phencyclidine (PCP); also, a marijuana cigarette laced with phencyclidine.
Where does kj come from?: Probably an initialism of crystal (“phencyclidine”) + joint (“marijuana cigarette”).

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