Kew
intj, name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
"The following telegram with explain this: "Your suggestion approved stop the troops proceeding to ex those to wye and zed and the detachment at kew must be completed to ten days rations.""
- 2 Acronym of kinetic energy weapon. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 1 Clipping of thank you. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon
"‘Kew,’ she said politely, and then took off, expertly negotiating the narrow aisles between the stalls."
- 1 A suburban area and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1977).
"Kew is best known as the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, and the National Archives."
- 2 Kew Gardens. metonymically
- 3 A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 4 An eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"The following telegram with explain this: "Your suggestion approved stop the troops proceeding to ex those to wye and zed and the detachment at kew must be completed to ten days rations.""
Etymology
Apheretic form of thank you.
From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.
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