kkkkk.

n.  a command for a horse to gallop, as described in Prairie Home Commonplace Book: 25 Years on the Air With Garrison Keillor by Garrison Keillor.


n.  a crackling sound from a school intercom, as in the novel In the Ice Caves of Krog by Tony Abbott.


n.  telephone static; see also kkkkkkk.

<“Kkkkk.”  April made the sound of static and terminated the call.  —Leslie Glass, Tracking Time.>

n.  the crackling of sorcerer’s magic.

<Kkkkk!  A bolt of red light shot out from the bars and struck Keeah’s hand.  —Tony Abbott, Quest for the Queen.>

n.  the sound of a kookaburra “tapping at the back door,” as described in Tongue Tie—From Confusion to Clarity: A Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ankyloglossia  by Carmen Fernando.


n.  the sound of a lightning strike.

<Kkkkk!  Lightning blasted over the street, sending the townspeople scattering for cover.  —Tony Abbott, The Coiled Viper.>

n.  the sound of a neck breaking.

<“I’d never be anybody’s bitch man.  If I found out I was going to prison, I’d go out in the garage, take my belt and—kkkkk.”  He twisted his neck unnaturally to the side.  “Just like my old man did.”  —Don De Grazia, American Skin: A Novel.>

n.  the sound of one’s throat being cut.

<“The minute the police come asking—”  He drew a finger across his throat.  “Kkkkk!”  —Alan Temperley, Harry and the Wrinklies.>

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