kk

American  

Or k

interjection

Informal.

1. (used in text messages and other digital communications) okay; OK.

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Etymology

Origin of kk

First recorded in 2000–05; reduplication of k, shortened from OK ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Think of the kk tutorial not as a gripe to be accommodated, but as a somewhat boring cultural fact with no direct influence on your life, like how John Adams and George H.W.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

Consonantal assimilation of nk to kk, mb to bb, mp to pp, ðl to ll, zd and rd to dd, corresponding to similar assimilation in Scand.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

Assimilation of mp, nk, nt, respectively, to pp, kk, tt in W. S., retention of them in E. S., e.g.,

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

Exhibits E. Scand. non-assimilation of nk to kk.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

There are, however, a few words in Sco. that bear a Dan. stamp: sprent, donk and slonk exhibit E.Scand. non-assimilation of nt and nk to tt and kk.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias