Kp (Noun)
Meaning
An enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new recruit was assigned as a KP to help out in the army base's kitchen during meal prep.
- As a KP, Johnson was responsible for peeling a mountain of potatoes for the evening's dinner service.
- The sergeant barked orders at the lazy KP, who was slacking off by the salad bar.
- After a few weeks as a KP, Wilson was finally promoted to cooking simple meals like scrambled eggs and toast.
- The entire platoon was furious when they found out that the KP had burned the Friday night's steak dinner to a crisp.