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• ka-ching
  
  ( n ) Much money (the sound of an old-fashioned cash register). I can hear the ka-ching my book is going to bring in now.
  1970s
• keen
  
  ( adj ) Wanting to, excited about {British}. I'm keen to go to the motion pictures.
  1930s
• keen
  
  ( adj ) Attractive or appealing. She was a keen girl, with nice gams and figure.
  1910s
• keen-o
  
  ( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That is a totally keen-o hairdo.
  1990s
• keep your cool
  
  ( vp ) Remain calm. He kept his cool when his house burned down.
  1960s
• kegger
  
  ( n ) A beer party. I hear there is a five-kegger at John's house tonight.
  1980s
• keister
  
  ( n ) The buttocks. Llewelyn slipped on the wet floor and fell on his keister.
  1930s
• key
  
  ( adj ) Important, crucial. That scarf is key for that outfit.
  1960s
• kibosh
  
  ( n ) A stop (to something). The rents put the kibosh on the party Saturday night.
  1940s
• kick
  
  ( n ) Enjoyment. I get a kick out of watching him paint.
  1940s
• kick it
  
  ( v ) To leave. Well, I have to write a paper tonight so I better be kicking it.
  1990s
• kick it
  
  ( v ) To spend time with talking. I found Bryan just kicking it with his friends.
  1990s
• kick out
  
  ( v ) To dismiss or expel. He was kicked out of office for malfeasance.
  1690s
• kick the habit
  
  ( vp ) To end an addiction. If you don't kick the ice cream habit you're going to buy the farm.
  1950s
• kick-off
  
  ( n ) The beginning. The kick-off of his political campaign is tonight.
  1850s
• kickass
  
  ( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That new bar is kick-ass.
  1980s
• kicker
  
  ( n ) A sudden twist or pitfall. Fritz loaned me the 5 bucks I needed but the kicker is, he wants me to pay him interest.
  1970s
• kicker
  
  ( n ) A sudden twist or pitfall. Fritz loaned me the 5 bucks I needed but the kicker is, he wants me to pay him interest.
  1970s
• kicking
  
  ( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. That band was kicking!
  1990s
• kicks
  
  ( n ) Fun. She gets her kicks by going to the beach.
  1940s
• kicks
  
  ( n ) Shoes. Those are some really cool kicks!
  1990s
• kid
  
  ( int ) A young person. Hey kid, where are you going?
  1690s
• kid
  
  ( n ) Child, young person. She was married and had 5 kids.
  1590s
• kiddo
  
  ( int ) Extended form of "kid". Look, kiddo, I ain't doing anything illegal.
  1900s
• kill
  
  ( v ) To really impress. His jokes just killed them.
  1630s
• kill
  
  ( v ) To turn off, switch off. Kill the lights and let's look at the Christmas tree in the dark.
  1880s
• kill
  
  ( v ) Waste (time). I killed two hours in a movie today.
  1720s
• killer
  
  ( adj ) Excellent, outstanding. Their company just released a killer application that he helped hack.
  1980s
• killer
  
  ( n ) Something or someone excellent, outstanding. That new book by her mother is a real killer.
  1900s
• killer
  
  ( n ) Tough, difficult. All of her courses are killers.
  1960s
• killjoy
  
  ( n ) A squelcher. My parents are killjoys who don't want me to wear so many beads.
  1920s
• king-size
  
  ( ap ) Really huge. That Caddy his dad has is king size.
  1940s
• kipe
  
  ( v ) To steal. I think Brady kiped that cap he's wearing.
  1990s
• kiss off
  
  ( vp ) Leave, dismiss, kill. Why don't you just kiss off if you don't want to work.
  1930s
• kiss up to
  
  ( v ) To toady. Anna Belle's always kissing up to the teacher; no wonder she gets good grades.
  1970s
• kisser
  
  ( n ) Mouth. Watch what you say, Bub, or I'll pop you one in the kisser.
  1920s
• kite
  
  ( n ) Money. How much kite you got?
  1990s
• klutz
  
  ( n ) A clumsy, awkward person. He is a real klutz.
  1960s
• knock
  
  ( v ) Criticize, insult. Hey, don't knock my new hat!
  1950s
• knock off
  
  ( v ) To copy. Boris can knock off a half dozen Picassos before lunch.
  1960s
• knock off
  
  ( v ) To kill. Bugsy finked on the mob and they knocked him off.
  1940s
• knock off
  
  ( v ) To quit. He knocked off work early today.
  1940s
• knock out
  
  ( v ) To deeply impress. His report knocked them out.
  1590s
• knock-off
  
  ( v ) An illegal copy. He was caught selling knock-offs of Picasso drawings.
  1960s
• knocked out
  
  ( adj ) Asleep. Lem is knocked out; he worked all night long.
  1940s
• knockout
  
  ( n ) A very beautiful female. Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday?
  1890s
• knockout
  
  ( n ) Something excellent, outstanding. It was a knockout of a car; I couldn't pass it up.
  1960s
• knuckle sandwich
  
  ( np ) A punch in the mouth. Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.
  1940s
• knuckle sandwich
  
  ( np ) A fist If you don't want a knuckle sandwich, you'll take back what you just said.
  1970s
• knucklehead
  
  ( n ) A stupid or foolish person. That knucklehead can't read his own name without moving his lips!
  1940s
• kook
  
  ( n ) An eccentric, non-conformist. The kook thinks he's making a fashion statement wearing his shirt backwards.
  1950s
• kooky
  
  ( adj ) Crazy, insane. What happened to your kooky friend?
  1950s
• kosher
  
  ( adj ) Fair. Well, the deal to trade your car for his motorcycle doesn't sound kosher to me.
  1920s
• kryptonite
  
  ( n ) A weakness. Boy, that girl is my kryptonite.
  1980s