Kennick (noun) - equivalent of calling
somebody a fool. Can be shortened to
Ken. The slang of
Irish Gipsy tinkers and English Travellers.
"Dashy is a proper Kennick"
"Ashley got caught lying again...what an absolute
Ken!"
"My boss is making me
work the weekend again, the spiteful
Ken!"
"Which
Ken used all the Ketchup again?"
Used frequently throughout South West London, Middlesex and Kent. Especially in the areas of Sunbury, Stanwell, Ashford (Middlesex), Shepperton, Chatham and across Medway.
Some say the word originates from gypsies hunting the Kennick bird on Stanwell Moor way back in Victorian times. The Kennick bird was hunted to extinction leading to the bird being deemed
useless. Hence why Kennick is a derogatory term although it can be used as a term of endearment.