ky

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proper noun

A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine.

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Meanings

ky1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of kye: plural of cow.

ky2

nounky (uncountable)
  1. UKalternativeslanguncountablegovernmentAlternative form of kye (“cocoa”).

    I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.

    2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival, page 24

ky3

symbol
  1. symbolmetrologySymbol for kiloyear, an SI unit of time equal to 10³ years.

KY4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States.

Ky5

nounKy (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of kyanite.

    (A) Plane-polarized light and (B) back-scattered electron (BSE) images. The pseudomorph (Crd) is made up of Grt + Qtz + Ky rodlets + micas flakes (mainly biotite, Bt).

    2017, J. Theo Kloprogge, Robert Lavinsky, “Introduction: Geological Examples”, in Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 88

Ky6

proper noun
  1. A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine.

    However, its latest challenger, the 'aged' filter is growing in popularity with 6.9 million videos shared by users. And of course, with such a celebrity like Ky [Kylie Jenner] jumping on the social media trend, we only expect this number to grow.

    2023 July 12, Lia Mappoura, “Kylie Jenner shows how she will age with shocking TikTok beauty filter”, in Cosmopolitan

Origin

Ky · noun

Abbreviation.

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Ky · proper noun

Clipping of Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ky

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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