"BK" meaning in English

See BK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BK
  1. Initialism of Burger King: a fast-food restaurant chain. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Burger King (extra: a fast-food restaurant chain)
    Sense id: en-BK-en-name-IUmdbbmv Categories (other): English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 11 37 39
  2. (Crip slang) Initialism of Blood-killer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Blood-killer Coordinate_terms: CK, HK
    Sense id: en-BK-en-name-gmw-~lmk Categories (other): English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 11 37 39

Noun

Forms: BKs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BK (plural BKs)
  1. (gaming) In multiworld randomizers, when progress is blocked in one game by exhausting all checks available, awaiting progress to be done in a different game.
    Sense id: en-BK-en-noun-Obs3gW0J Categories (other): Gaming, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 11 37 39 Topics: games, gaming

Verb

Forms: BKs [present, singular, third-person], BKing [participle, present], BKed [participle, past], BKed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} BK (third-person singular simple present BKs, present participle BKing, simple past and past participle BKed)
  1. (gaming) In multiworld randomizers, to block progress in one game by exhausting all checks available, then awaiting progress to be done in a different game.
    Sense id: en-BK-en-verb-6y~lUZat Categories (other): Gaming, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 46 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 11 37 39 Topics: games, gaming

Inflected forms

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