English

Proper noun

Kev

1. A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.

Noun

Kev ‎(plural Kevs)

1. (Britain, slang, derogatory) A working-class male.
   • 2005, Tracey Skelton, ‎Gill Valentine, Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures (page 260)

     […] the middle-class males we interviewed also reported that they had to take security measures in relation to fears about intimidation from working-class 'Kevs', as well as racialised anxieties about black youth.

Coordinate terms

• Sharon

Lojban

Rafsi

kev

1. rafsi of kevna.

Volapük

Noun

kev ‎(plural kevs)

1. cave, cavern

Declension

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *kləuX ‎(“road, way”). Cognate with 道.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke˧˦/

Noun

kev

1. road, street

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)