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kecks

keck
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kek]
    • /kɛk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kek]
    • /kɛk/

Definitions of kecks word

  • verb without object kecks to retch; be nauseated. 1
  • verb without object kecks to feel or show disgust or strong dislike. 1
  • noun kecks (Northern English dialect) trousers. 1
  • noun plural kecks trousers 0
  • noun kecks (Northern England) trousers. 0

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Origin of kecks

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; perhaps akin to choke

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kecks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kecks popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

kecks usage trend in Literature

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