ik

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proper noun

An ethnic group in northeastern Uganda near the border with Kenya.

Opposite
idk
OriginIk Icé-tód →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

ik1

phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of I know.

    Antonyms: idk

IK2

nounIK (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of inverse kinematics.
phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of I know.

    Although (Cosmo cover girl, heeeyyy) Ashley Park’s hair looks one-dimensional in the first pic above, if you scroll, you’ll see she’s got a super-underrated balayage throughout her ends that adds some brightness to her ends. IK what you’re thinking: Why bright for fall?

    2024 September 5, Beth Gillette, “24 Fall Hair Colors Every Celebrity Is Asking for Rn”, in Cosmopolitan

Ik3

proper nounIk (usually uncountable, plural Ik)
  1. uncountableusuallyAn ethnic group in northeastern Uganda near the border with Kenya.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe language spoken by the Ik ethnic group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inverse kinematics

Origin

  1. IkIcé-tód
  2. EnglishIk

From Ik Icé-tód.

More words from Ik

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Translations

French Ik
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Cite this entry
APA

ik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ik

MLA

“ik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ik. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ik,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ik.

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