Kat
name, noun, phrase ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
- 2 Alternative spelling of khat. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 3 Alternative form of gat. alt-of, alternative
- 4 the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant wordnet
- 1 Initialism of kill all taigs. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 A diminutive of the female given names Katharine or Katherine.
"During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail."
Example
More examples"During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail."
Etymology
From Egyptian kꜣt.
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