KY

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Chosen because other options were already in use by other countries.

Symbol

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KY

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Cayman Islands.
    Synonym: CYM (alpha-3)

English

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Proper noun

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KY

  1. Abbreviation of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America.

Anagrams

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese K(ケー)Y(ワイ) (kēwai).

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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KY

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) to be unable to read the room
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Adjective

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KY

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) unable to read the room; not reading the room
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Etymology 2

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Genericized trademark of K-Y Jelly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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KY

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) personal lubricant

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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KY (first-person possessive KYku, second-person possessive KYmu, third-person possessive KYnya)

  1. (government) initialism of komisi yudisial (judicial commission).

Japanese

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Adjective

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KY(ケーワイ) (kēwai-na (adnominal KY(ケーワイ) (kēwai na), adverbial KY(ケーワイ) (kēwai ni))

  1. (Internet slang) Synonym of 空気よめない (kūki yomenai, unable to read social cues)

Inflection

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