Etymology

14K

Today it means: A large triad organization based in Hong Kong. Full definition →

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The story

Uncertain. It is suggested that there were originally 14 members who were part of the Kuomintang, or that 14 was the road number of a former headquarters and K stands for Kowloon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.