| k's (n) | kilometres "It's a hundred k's from here." |
| kangaroos loose in the top paddock (adj) | describing a crazy person |
| kebab (n) (pronounced kee-bab) |
wrap with meat, cheese, salad, sauce not on a skewer, not a shish-kebab |
| keen (adj) | eager "He's keen about that property." |
| keen as mustard (adj) | enthusiastic |
| Kelpie (n) | a breed of Aussie sheepdog |
| kerb (n) | Aussie spelling of curb |
| kero (n) | kerosene |
| kettle of fish (adj) | problem "That's a different kettle of fish" |
| Khyber Pass (n) | ass rhyming slang |
| kilogram, kilo (symbol "kg") |
metric measure of weight about 2.2 pounds to a kilo |
| kilometre (symbol "km") |
metric measure of distance about 6/10 miles |
| kindy (n) (pronounced kin-dee) |
kindergarten U.S. equivalent to preschool.? Pre-primary is the U.S. equivalent of kindergarten. |
| king hit (v) | sucker punch, to "cold cock" someone "The hoon king hit him." |
| kiosk (n) | snack bar at a theater |
| kip (n) | flat piece of wood used to toss the pennies in the game of Two Up |
| kip (v) | to nap |
| kit (n) (adj) | equipment "i bought all the latest kit." |
| kitchen bench (n) | kitchen countertop |
| Kiwi (n) | New Zealander From the kiwi fruit that grows there. |
| knackered (adj.) | exhausted |
| knickers in a knot, don't get your (v) | to get upset |
| knickies (n) | underwear |
| knob head (adj) | dick head |
| knobble (v) | interference causing someone to fail, also to stop a horse from whinnying |
| knock (v) | to criticise |
| knock back (v) | rejected, turned down "The proposal was knocked back." |
| knock shop (n) | brothel |
| knuckle dusters (n) | brass knuckles |
| Kombi (n) | Vw bus |
| kW | kilowatt Measurement of electricity (1,000 watts); also the power of an engine, 1 kW= .746 horsepower |