kye

noun — 2 senses

kye

noun

/kaɪ/

1

Government, Military, Naval, Navy, Politics, War UK, Slang Cocoa (the drink).

  • […] wrapped in layers of warm clothing against rushing icy air, and all longing for bubbling hot kye (Navy cocoa) at midnight.2009, John Roberts, Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy:
  • Then he walked back to the wheelhouse. Guido arrived with three cups of kye and a plate of hot buttered toast.2013, David Arnold, Hursey in Conflict: A Story of Love and Victory, page 73:

kye

noun

/kjeɪ/

Etymology Borrowed from Korean 계(契) (gye).

1

A Korean fundraising meeting.

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