"kiyi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kiyis [plural]
Etymology: From the pronunciation of the abbreviation KIA (killed in action). Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiyi (plural kiyis)
  1. (US military slang) An official letter informing of a person killed in action. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Communication, Death, Military, People, War Translations (an official letter informing of a person killed in action): пахава́льная (paxaválʹnaja) [feminine] (Belarusian), похоро́нка (poxorónka) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), похоро́нная (poxorónnaja) [feminine] (Russian), похоро́нна (poxorónna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), похоро́нка (poxorónka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1940s, Sam Glanzman, \"The Kiyi\", in Our Army at War #258, July 1973",
          "text": "You know that Doc's been treating him for melancholy and depression... ever since he got that kiyi about his son... … Kiyi: K.I.A.: Killed In Action letter from the War Dept."
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          "roman": "paxaválʹnaja",
          "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
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          "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "похоро́нная"
        },
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          "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "похоро́нна"
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          "ref": "1940s, Sam Glanzman, \"The Kiyi\", in Our Army at War #258, July 1973",
          "text": "You know that Doc's been treating him for melancholy and depression... ever since he got that kiyi about his son... … Kiyi: K.I.A.: Killed In Action letter from the War Dept."
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      "roman": "paxaválʹnaja",
      "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пахава́льная"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poxorónka",
      "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "похоро́нка"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "похоро́нная"
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      "sense": "an official letter informing of a person killed in action",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "похоро́нна"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poxorónka",
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      ],
      "word": "похоро́нка"
    }
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}

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