ker-

Also ca-,

1. an unstressed syllable prefixed to onomatopoeic and other expressive words, usually forming adverbs or interjections.

   kerflop; kerplunk; ker-splosh.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ker-¹

Perhaps from Scots dialect car-, cur-, currie- (as in carfuffle, carwhuffle “to disarrange,” carnaptious “irritable,” curriebuction “a confused gathering, etc.”), based on car, earlier ker “left (hand or side),” from Scots Gaelic cearr “wrong, awkward, left-handed” (compare Middle Irish cerr “crooked, maimed”); variants without r probably reflect forms in r -less dialects

Example Sentences

A member of the crowd called Vance a “couch f**ker,” a reference to a fake excerpt purported to be from his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.”

From Salon

“Harry, you sexy mother f—ker,” one attendee told him.

From Los Angeles Times

"We always had the ambition to go as high as we could, but we have probably outstripped expectations – certainly in terms of the speed in which we have got here," says director Humphrey Ker.

From BBC

The former Bolton Wanderers boss has overseen a steady, stealth-like evolution of his squad each season – with the starting XI against Charlton only containing three who featured in League Two – all the while maintaining a team spirit that Ker says "has permeated through everything we've done in four years".

From BBC

"People will talk about the money, but it's never been about blank cheques," adds Ker.

From BBC