klick

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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  • Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer, being a suitably short word emphasizing k+l instead of /keɪ/ alone (the same principle as with military spelling alphabets, but also clearly distinguished from kilo (/kiːloʊ/) for kilogram).
  • Possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of a military odometer. When a soldier would complete a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear.

Noun

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klick (plural klicks)

  1. (slang, military) A kilometer.
  2. (slang, usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.
Usage notes
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Though kilometers are not commonly used to measure distance in the USA, klick is commonly used by the US and UK militaries, which use the metric system almost exclusively in order to facilitate communication with allied forces. (In other English-speaking countries, civilians often say "k" or "k.m." instead.)

Synonyms
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  • (military slang: kilometer): click
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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klick (plural klicks)

  1. Alternative spelling of click (mostly as an interjection)

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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klick

  1. singular imperative of klicken
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of klicken

Swedish

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Noun

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klick c

  1. a dollop, a knob, a dab (small mass of some sticky substance)
    en klick grädde
    a dollop of cream
    en klick smör
    a knob of butter
    en klick hallonsylt
    a dab/dollop of raspberry jam
    en klick wasabi
    a dab of wasabi
  2. a clique (closed group of people)

Declension

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Noun

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klick n

  1. a click (brief, sharp sound)
  2. a click (act or instance of pressing a mouse button)

Declension

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References

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