a.k.

¹ American  

abbreviation

Slang: Vulgar.

1. ass-kisser.

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AK ² American  

abbreviation

1. (loosely) AK-47.

2. Alaska (approved especially for use with zip code).

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AK British  

abbreviation

1. Alaska

2. Knight of the Order of Australia

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Example Sentences

This shape-shifting two-character drama by a.k. payne explores the politically loaded subject of identity through the relationship of two queer Black cousins, who grew up together but whose lives have diverged.

From Los Angeles Times

The writer who made the biggest first impression on me is a.k. payne, author of “Furlough’s Paradise,” which was the best new play I saw in town all year.

From Los Angeles Times

Playwright a.k. payne, who studied under Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney at Yale, chooses not to capitalize their name.

From Los Angeles Times

This idea is at the core of a.k. payne’s moving two-hander, which stars DeWanda Wise and Kacie Rogers as estranged cousins — one on a three-day furlough from prison, another an Ivy League graduate on a break from her tech job — who reunite in their hometown for a funeral.

From Los Angeles Times

April 16-May 18 “Furlough’s Paradise” at Geffen Playhouse The Geffen Playhouse presents the West Coast premiere of a play by a.k. payne that was recently named the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner, a prestigious international award for women+ playwrights in the English-speaking theater.

From Los Angeles Times