kat

noun

1. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative spelling of khat.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of gat.

name

1. A diminutive of the female given names Katharine or Katherine.

   “During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.”

   “A special federal grand jury has indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh alongside other protesters who allegedly blocked vehicles outside of a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois.”

phrase

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of kill all taigs.