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English word origin

Etymology of JK

Various abbreviations.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta: a province of Indonesia. · Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India.

noun

Initialism of junior kindergarten.

phrase

Initialism of just kidding.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Various abbreviations.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A high-school girl; a schoolgirl.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Japanese JK (JK, “high-school girl”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionJKja · high-school girl
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