kecks

K5E1C3K5S1

noun

Trousers.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

kecks1

nounkecks pl (plural only)

alternative keks · alternative kegs · alternative kaks

  1. Northern EnglishScotlanddialectalpluralplural onlyTrousers.
  2. Northern EnglishScotlanddialectalpluralplural onlyUnderpants.
    1 more example

    - See if the feelings transfer tae yir everyday life, then call it love. Love's no jist for weekenders. - The things is, Nukes, ah'm changin the keks everyday^([sic]) and cleanin under the helmet. Nukes raised his eyebrow and smiled, - Must be love then, he said, then he added, - Oan your side, right enough.

    1996, Irvine Welsh, Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance

Kecks2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Keck

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From earlier kicks (“breeches”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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