Editing The Wickedictionary (section)

==K==
'''Kill:''' ''v.t.'' to create a vacancy without nominating a successor.<ref>Ambrose Bierce, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' (1911)</ref>

'''Killer:''' ''n.'' one who generously risks his life to put the pain of others to an end.

'''Kinetic energy:''' ''n.'' (''scientific term'') that which transfers between colliding objects rather like a ghostly spirit.<ref>Derek Abbott, 2010</ref>

'''Kiss:''' ''v.'' to get two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other.

'''Kleptomaniac:''' ''n.'' one who steals for pleasure rather than material gain; a thief with breeding.<ref>Rick Bayan</ref>

'''Knowledge:''' ''n.'' is to know the extent of one's ignorance.<ref>Confucius</ref>