Kev

See also: kev, keV, and KeV

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛv/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛv

Proper noun

Kev

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.

Noun

Kev (plural Kevs)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A working-class male.
    • 2005, Tracey Skelton, Gill Valentine, Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures, page 260:
      […] the middle-class males we interviewed also reported that they had to take security measures in relation to fears about intimidation from working-class 'Kevs', as well as racialised anxieties about black youth.

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