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Definition of
KP noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
KP
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌkeɪ ˈpi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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work in the kitchen done by soldiers or children at camp
The sergeant assigned him to KP.
From “kitchen police,” a name for the soldiers.
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