They were both sort of kissyface, so they
left.kit and caboodle[“kIt nk@”budl] n. every-
thing; all parts and property. (Often with
whole.) I want you out of here—kit and
caboodle—by noon. She moved in to
stay, kit and caboodle. She plunked her
whole kit and caboodle right in my way.
kite 1. n. a drug user who is always high.
(Drugs.) The guy’s a kite. He won’t
make any sense no matter what you ask
him. Gert is a kite, and she’s getting
worse. 2. tv. to write worthless checks; to
raise the amount on a check. (Under-
world. See also fly kites.) Chuck made
a fortune kiting checks. He kited a check
for $50,000. 3. n. a worthless check. (Un-
derworld.) He finally wrote one kite too
many, and they nabbed him. She passed
kites from one end of town to the other,
then dyed her hair, took off her glasses, and
did it all over again.
kitedmod. alcohol intoxicated. (From high
as a kite.) Tracy was too kited to see her
hand in front of her. Both guys were
kited by midnight.
kitsch[kItS] n. any form of entertain-
ment—movies, books, plays—with enor-
mous popular appeal. This kitsch sells
like mad in the big city. Most people pre-
fer kitsch to art.
kitschy[“kItSi] mod. trivial in spite of enor-
mous popular appeal. A lot of people
like kitschy art. This stuff is too kitschy
for me.
klepto[“klEpto] n. a kleptomaniac; one
who steals small things obsessively.
The cops thought Gert was a klepto until
she showed them her receipts. The jury
awarded Gert five grand for being falsely
arrested as a klepto.
klotzGo to klutz.
kluckGo to cluck.
kludge and kluge[kl@dZ or kludZ] 1. n. a
patch or a fix in a computer program or
circuit. This is a messy kludge, but it
will do the job. Kluges that are invisi-
ble don’t bother anybody. 2. tv. to patch or
fix a computer program circuit. I only
have time to kludge this problem. The
kid kluged a program for us in an hour.kludgy[“kl@dZi or “kludZi] mod. having to
do with an inefficient or sloppily writ-
ten computer program. This program
is too kludgy to be acceptable. Who
wrote this kludgy mess? I don’t care if
it’s kludgy. Does it work?klugeGo to kludge.
klutz and klotz[kl@ts and klats] n. a stu-
pid and clumsy person. Don’t be a
klutz! Some klotz put mustard in the
stew.klutzy[“kl@tsi] mod. foolish; stupid. That
was really a klutzy thing to do. You are
so klutzy! Whose klutzy idea was this?knee-deep in somethingmod. having lots
of something. (See also up to one’s
knees.) We are knee-deep in orders and
loving it. Right now, we are knee-deep
in trouble.knee-deep navyn. the U.S. Coast Guard.
(Jocular and derogatory.) Join the knee-
deep navy and see the beach!knee-high to a grasshoppermod. of very
short stature. (Folksy.) I knew you
when you were knee-high to a grasshopper.
I was knee-high to a grasshopper when
I first heard that joke.
knee-jerkmod. automatic; quick and with-
out thought. That was only a knee-jerk
response. Pay no attention. My knee-
jerk response is that you should not go.knocktv. to criticize someone or some-
thing. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried
it. The papers are knocking my favorite
candidate again.knock around 1. in. to waste time. Stop
knocking around and get to work! I need
a couple of days a week just for knocking
around. 2. and kick aroundin. to wan-
der around; to bum around. I think I’ll
knock around a few months before look-
ing for another job. We’re just knocking
around and keeping out of trouble.knock back a drinktv. to drink a beer; to
have a quick drink of liquor. Hekit and caboodle