kak

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noun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

OriginKhmer កាក់ →
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Meanings

kak1

nounkak (plural kaks)

plural kaks

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

kak2

nounkak (uncountable)
  1. South AfricaslanguncountableTrouble.
    1 more example

    ‘You a cop? You with the guy inside?’ the shoppie says, bending his knees to talk to me confidentially. ‘Cos it was legitimate, okay? Bitch started pulling down the merchandise, falling around. Dronkie. She's been in here before, causing kak. Stealing shit. And how long is your friend gonna be in there anyway?’

    2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Jacana Media, →ISBN, pages 102–103
  2. South AfricaslanguncountableRubbish; nonsense.
verbkak (third-person singular simple present kaks, present participle kakking, simple past and past participle kakked)

present singular third person kaks · participle present kakking · participle past kakked · past kakked

  1. South AfricaTo defecate.

Origin

kak · noun

  1. Khmerកាក់
  2. Englishkak

Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao.

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kak · noun, verb

  1. Dutchkak“shit”
  2. Afrikaanskak“shit”
  3. Englishkak

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). See also cack.

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Cite this entry
APA

kak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kak

MLA

“kak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kak.

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