Definition of JK - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: just kidding

Slang

saying something not serious

Slang

I was only saying that JK!

jesting

joking

just kidding

acr: junior kindergarten

Rare

first year of school for young children

Rare

My sister is in JK this year.

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Examples of JK in a sentence

That was a joke, JK!
JK starts at age four in our district.
The school offers full-day JK programs.

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French:je plaisante, PS, ...
German:JK, Vorschule, ...
Italian:sto scherzando, ultimo anno della scuola dell'infanzia, ...
Spanish:es broma, jardín de infantes, ...
Portuguese:a brincar, jardim de infância inicial, ...
Chinese:开玩笑, 幼儿园初级班, ...
Japanese:JK, 年少, ...
Arabic:أمزح فقط, رياض الأطفال المستوى الأول, ...
Hebrew:סְתָם צוֹחֵק, גַּן חוֹבָה קָטָן, ...
Russian:шучу, младший детский сад, ...
Ukrainian:жартую, молодший дитячий садок, ...
Hindi:बस मज़ाक कर रहा हूँ, जूनियर किंडरगार्टन, ...
Bengali:মজা করছিলাম, জুনিয়র কিন্ডারগার্টেন, ...
Catalan:ntc, P3, ...
Czech:jen si dělám legraci, přípravný ročník mateřské školy, ...
Danish:bare for sjov, børnehaveklasse, ...
Dutch:maar een grapje, JK, ...
Greek:πλάκα κάνω, Προνηπιακή Τάξη, ...
Hungarian:csak vicceltem, kis-középső csoport, ...
Khmer:និយាយលេងទេ, មត្តេយ្យកម្រិតដំបូង, ...
Korean:농담이야, 유치원, ...
Persian:شوخی, کودکستان مقدماتی, ...
Polish:żartuję, młodsza grupa przedszkolna, ...
Portuguese (BR):tô brincando, Jardim I, ...
Romanian:JK, grădiniță mică, ...
Swedish:skojar bara, JK, ...
Thai:แค่ล้อเล่น, อนุบาลต้น, ...
Turkish:şaka, anaokulunun ilk yılı, ...
Vietnamese:đùa, mẫu giáo nhỏ, ...

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