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In some senses, k- is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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Korean; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea.
K-beauty, K-drama, K-pop
prefix
Used as an intensifier.
We have been heavily influenced by, and use the same 'zine format' as cDc and uXu. And if you think we're ripping them off.. you damn skippy! They're excellent texts and I wish to be as k-cool as them. :)
Corollary: Real pirates don't keep score. Real pirates don't say "K-K00L", "K-AWESOME", "X10DER", "L8R0N", or anything of the sort. Real pirates know the difference between "f" and "ph" (i.e. "philes", "phuck", "fone", etc.).