Ked

See also: ked, KED, -ked, keď, and kəɗ

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Keds.

Noun

Ked (plural Keds)

1. singular of Keds
   • 1975, Thomas Berger, chapter 4, in Sneaky People, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 78:

     Consequently he hadn’t been able to run well; his gym shoe threatening to fall off, he had surrendered at the appearance of the car. He had rather be caught than lose one Ked.

   • 2013, Amy Briant, chapter 14, in Heavenly Moves, Tallahassee, Fla.: Bella Books, →ISBN, pages 258–259:

     Meanwhile, I struggled to keep my composure and to keep my breathing steady as she ever so slightly would shift first one Ked, then the other, as she gently played with my foot.

   • 2014, Stasia Ward Kehoe, section 120, in The Sound of Letting Go, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 316:

     I put one Ked gingerly on the driveway to test for ice.