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- kacauTo disturb or annoy someone. 'Kacau daun' means butting in where you're not wanted.
- kacipBorak kacip or sembang kacip generally means yapping, talking nonsense, rambling, making disconnected or erratic conversation.
- kantoiCaught red-handed doing something you shouldn't.
- kautimCantonese for settled or sorted out. Also kau tim.
- kecohNoisy, making a fuss or commotion.
- kedaiMalay for shop, borrowed from Tamil 'kadai'.
- kelam-kabutChaotic, in a frantic rush.
- keluarMalay for go out, used for hanging out or going on a date.
- kenaMalay for 'get hit by', used for anything bad happening to you: kena scold, kena saman, kena cheat.
- kencingLiterally to pee, but slang for conning or fooling someone.
- kiasuHokkien for 'afraid to lose'. That competitive urge to grab the best, the most, or the first.
- kitorangCasual Malay for us or we, not including the listener. From 'kita orang'.
- kongsiTo share, from Hokkien.
- korangCasual Malay for you guys, from 'kau orang'.
- kow kowExtra strong or very, very much. Kopi kow kow is super thick coffee. Also spelt kaw kaw, kaw.
- kowpehHokkien slang for complaining non-stop. The full version is kow peh kow bu.