ABSTRACT
K noun 1 one thousand dollars; one thousand pounds. Also spelt "kay". US, 1965. 2 a kilometre UK, 1996. 3 a kilogram, especially of an illegal drug US, 1974. 4 the recreational drug ketamine. Ketamine hydrochloride is an anaesthetic used recreationally for its hallucinogenic properties. US, 1996. 5 leaves of catha edulis, a stimulant also called "qat", originating in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula and similar to amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as "khat" and "kat". UK, 1996. 6 in a deck of cards, a king US, 1991. 7 a knighthood. Used by civil servants; suggestive of a casual familiarity with the honour. UK, 1961. 8 oral sex on a woman performed according to the strictures of the "Kivin Method" US, 2001
