Kev

See also: kev, keV, and KeV

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛv

Proper noun

Kev

1. A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.

Noun

Kev (plural Kevs)

1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A working-class male.
   • 2005, Tracey Skelton, Gill Valentine, Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures (page 260)

     […] the middle-class males we interviewed also reported that they had to take security measures in relation to fears about intimidation from working-class 'Kevs', as well as racialised anxieties about black youth.

Coordinate terms

• Sharon