Redneck slang, the K words
10 redneck slang words that start with K. Open one for the pronunciation, the meaning, and a short origin.
keep
To stay put or keep on doing something.
keer
Care, said the mountain way.
killing frost
A hard frost cold enough to wipe out tender crops.
kilt
Dialect past tense of kill.
kin
Your people; blood relatives and family.
kindly
Somewhat or kind of, not the polite "thank you kindly" sense.
knot-headed
Stubborn or foolish, like your skull is a hard knot of wood.
knowed
Knew; the regularized past tense of know in mountain talk.
kraut
Sauerkraut. Sour cabbage put up for winter.
kudzu
The fast green vine that blankets Southern roadsides, trees, and forgotten barns.