(hyphenated when used attributively) A very intelligent or accomplished child or young person, especially one who demonstrated his or her knowledge and quick thinking on radio or television programs in the mid-20th century.

Sphecius speciosus, a large digger wasp that hunts cicadas.

Contraction of kiss and ride.

A kit with the basic items and instructions needed to begin something.

plural of kick around

(chiefly Indian sub-continent) a person who chases kites that have been cut free during kite fighting contests.

(chiefly Indian subcontinent) A kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.

(idiomatic) Very much under the influence of drugs

(politics) The tactic whereby a politician, usually through the media and often by way of an intentional leak, raises an idea to gauge the public reaction to it.

The name of the United Kingdom from 1707-1801.