"Kev" meaning in English

See Kev in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɛv/ Audio: En-au-Kev.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛv Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kev
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Kevin. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, People
    Sense id: en-Kev-en-name-HG7F9sYo Disambiguation of People: 76 24

Noun

IPA: /kɛv/ Audio: En-au-Kev.ogg [Australia] Forms: Kevs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛv Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kev (plural Kevs)
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A working-class male. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Coordinate_terms: Sharon
    Sense id: en-Kev-en-noun-7kaFS5mK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84

Inflected forms

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