k-word

English

Noun

k-word (plural k-words)

1. (South Africa, euphemistic) The word kaffir.
   • 2006, David Beresford, 'What about the K word?', The Guardian:

     But the greatest racial insult available to South Africa's racists is one with numerous variations of meaning: the "K" word.

2. (euphemistic) The word kike.
   • 2013, Philip Weiss, 'Onion uses the K-word', Mondoweiss:

     People are talking about the fact that The Onion used the word “kike” to mock the refusal by Dan Snyder to change the name of the Washington Redskins.

Alternative forms

• K-word

See also

• (‘x’-word euphemisms) a-word, b-word, c-word, d-word, e-word, f-word, g-word / G-word, h-word, i-word, j-word, k-word, l-word, m-word, n-word, o-word, p-word, q-word / Q-word, r-word, s-word, t-word, u-word, v-word, w-word, x-word; see also C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, r-slur