Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kit kat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: kit kat
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chocolate-covered wafer bar confection produced by Nestlé and Hershey.

Example Sentences

"I looked around, visited a few more booths, and filled the free laminated folder I got from Scholastic with pencil erasers and tiny Kit Kats. Heavy with “gifts,” I decided to head home."

Etymology

Brand name. Originally trademarked by the Rowntree's company in 1911. Apparently named after the Kit-Cat Club, which got its name from a local pastry chef, Christopher Catt/Catling (sources differ on the surname), who was nicknamed “Kit” and supplied the club with meat pies that he called “Kit-Cats”.

Inflected Forms

Kit Kats (plural)

Phrases

Kit Kat shuffle

Questions

What does kit kat mean?: A chocolate-covered wafer bar confection produced by Nestlé and Hershey.
Where does kit kat come from?: Brand name. Originally trademarked by the Rowntree's company in 1911. Apparently named after the Kit-Cat Club, which got its name from a local pastry chef, Christopher Catt/Catling (sources differ on the surname), who was nicknamed “Kit” and supplied the club with meat pies that he called “Kit-Cats”.

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