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Kay
//ˈkeɪ// intj, name, noun, slang
Definitions
Intj
- 1 Clipping of okay. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Middle English derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
- 2 A male given name from Welsh derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name (as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai.
- 3 A short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a "K"; popular as a middle name.
"She frowned at the girl's response. "Kay?" she said. "That is not a name. And what of your family?" "Catalina," the girl amended quickly. "I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations […]""
Noun
- 1 The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
- 2 Dated form of cay. alt-of, dated
"Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of kay. alt-of
- 4 A kilometer. colloquial
- 5 A thousand of some unit (from kilo-). colloquial
Etymology
From Latin kā.
See also for "kay"
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