ken

A Scottish word meaning know

" Ye little ken what cursed speed
The blastie's makin!
Thae winks an finger-ends,
I dread, Are notice takin!
Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

by St. Ias October 3, 2005

ken

Used excessively in Northern and Eastern Scotland in places like Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. A shortened version of know, tended to be used by the majority of the chookter population.

Hamish: "Di ye ken that lassie tha' lives doon the road?"
Zander: "Naw I dinnae ken her"
Hamish: "Aye ye dae! Ken she's the wan wi the big diddies like?"
Zander: "Aw, I dae ken her noo."

by theluvwalrus September 27, 2005

ken

barbie's plastic bitch.

Whenever Barbie gets tired of Blaine she goes back to Ken. Ken is totally her bitch.

by Valary June 15, 2008

Kenned

Usually a household item or especially something that can be GOT AT, that has been broken, smashed, destroyed, stuffed, completely wrecked, FUBAR, all at the same time - but even worse.

Ken:'My computer's broken again!'

Me: 'Got a virus? Hard drive failure? battery problem? Wifi down? keyboard not connected?'
Ken: 'S'worse. I've fecking KENNED it'

Me: 'New laptops are on sale at PC World this week...'

by Leovinus October 23, 2017

kenning

running in an open field eatting porkchops

it is illeagle to go kenning in a public park, i went out kenning for dinner last night

by blahhsnoff November 5, 2010

kenness

An intelligent, beautiful girl with so much to offer in the world. She is always up for a challenge and never gives up. She has trouble with self-confidence but learns to overcome all obstacles that may come her way. Very sweet, thoughtful, and unique

"I remember Kenness because of her unique name and personality"

by nfgrb November 12, 2013

Kenning it

Refers to when a someone, particularly middle-aged men named Kenn, is too dumb or lazy to do a home improvement project the right way and instead takes the easy way out by doing a shoddy, make-shift job that's bound to fail when least expected. For example, taping down kitchen tile with cheap double-sided tape (instead of mortar), removing or cutting a structural beam in a house for more head room, or covering an exterior electrical wire with plumbing tape to protect it from the rain.

Ex. 1 Using masking tape to hold down the roof shingles? What the hell?! You are really Kenning it today.

Ex. 2 Will you quit Kenning it already? I'm tired of having to re-do every project you touch.

by lexiwa October 15, 2013