Abbreviation for "Tiong Kok Lang". A Chinese dialect term used in parts of South East Asia and Taiwan to represent a person born in China. The English equivalent is "Chinaman", which although is not deemed offensive by older dictionaries, it is deemed degrading in some cultures and modern dictionaries because it usually represents a person who is lazy and complains a lot. In some cultures and societies, it also represents and has references to poor hygiene and social grace.
John is damn lazy, he is no different than a tkl.
That tkl constantly produces work of no standard!
Tkl's are smelly and spit everywhere, they have no social manners!
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.
Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.