kicking kuh

UK/ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈkə/

noun

The letter K, as distinct from the letter C ("curly cuh").

Meanings

nounkicking kuh (plural kicking kuhs)

plural kicking kuhs

  1. UKchildishThe letter K, as distinct from the letter C ("curly cuh").

    Or did it start as Kill It Bang before they decided to soften it slightly by changing the kicking kuh to a curly cuh?

    2014, Dave Gorman, Too Much Information, Random House, page 181
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    (Sometimes these are spelt with a kicking ‘kuh’ rather than a curly ‘cuh’ as ‘homoskedasticity’ and ‘heteroskedasticity’.)

    2018, Alan R. Jones, Best Fit Lines & Curves: And Some Mathe-Magical Transformations, Routledge, page 174

Origin

From the shape of the letter (resembling a person kicking).

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APA

kicking kuh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20kuh

MLA

“kicking kuh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20kuh. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kicking kuh,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicking%20kuh.

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