English
pk
see also: PK
Noun

pk (plural pks)

  1. Abbreviation of pack#English|pack.
PK
Noun

pk

  1. Initialism of preacher's kid pastor's kid or priest's kid: the child of a clergyman and/or clergywoman, especially Protestant.
    • 1906, Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education, Religious Education
      The traditional community image of the pk (preacher's kid) and the social control function of gossip in relation to the minister's wife underline the interlocking nature […]
    • 1998, Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., My Soul's Been Anchored: A Preacher's Heritage in the Faith
      I was a typical PK (preacher's kid), full of mischief, full of life and insatiable curiosity.
    • 2005, Warren L. Braun, Was It a Miracle?
      And after all, I was a PK (preacher's kid) and no one wanted to play with a PK in any case! It might be catching, like the measles!
  2. (parapsychology) Initialism of psychokinesis
  3. (video games, RPG) Initialism of player kill player killing or player killer.
  4. (computing, databases) Initialism of primary key
  5. (American football) Initialism of placekicker
  6. (US, football) Initialism of penalty kick
  7. (enzyme) Initialism of protein kinase
  8. (informal, pharmaceutical drug) Initialism of painkiller
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