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K-Town

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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K-Town

  1. (originally US militaryslang)Kaiserslautern
  2. (slang)Katoomba

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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K-Town

  1. (Hong Kong, informal)Abbreviation ofKennedy Town.
Translations
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Kennedy Townsee alsoKennedy Town

Etymology 3

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FromKilgore +city, reflecting local Texan pronunciation patterns.

Proper noun

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K-Town

  1. (Texas, informal)Kilgore(city in Gregg County, Texas, USA).
    • 2019, “East Texas Slang Dictionary”, inEast Texas Historical Society[1]:
      "Meet me inK-Town" means heading to Kilgore
    • 2021, “Oil Patch Road”, performed by Texas Twang:
      Cruisin' down toK-Town where the derricks meet the sky

German

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Etymology

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American EnglishK-Town, originally US military slang, Kaiserslautern being close to theRamstein Air Base.

Proper noun

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K-Town n (proper noun,genitiveK-Townsor(optionally with an article)K-Town)

  1. (colloquial)Kaiserslautern
    • 1990,Reinhard Mey, “Alle Soldaten woll'n nach Haus'”:
      InK-Town, tief in Western-Germany, / Zwischen Automarkt und Straßenstrich, in der Prärie
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

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