Meanings
- athleticsA road race over 5 000 metres.
1 more example
She stalked the family home to catch Sophie on a run, and then she lied and said she was a part of the 5K the family did in Jon's memory. Then, she wanted to leave a note (or maybe the memory card with that info on it) for Delilah, and then she chickened out. These aren't actions of a straight-thinking woman.
2019 February 28, Lindsay Denninger, “Why You Might Be Wrong About Emma & Barbara Morgan On 'Million Little Things'”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2023 - computingA display device or item of content with approximately 5,000 pixels in the horizontal axis.
Origin
From 5 (“the number five”) + K (“abbreviation for thousand”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
5K. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/5K
“5K.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/5K. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “5K,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/5K.
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