U.S. Dialect survey: "kipe" or "kype"

In My Humble Opinion
81
  1. Yup. Never heard of “kife” before.
  2. Oklahoma, been using it forever.
  3. 45
82

a. no
b. Arkansas
c. 29

83

A. Yes, with qualification. I was vaguely aware of it meaning “to take.” However, I wasn’t sure where on the spectrum it fell - eg: borrow vs. steal.

B. Minnesota

C. 26

84

Since my original answer was from 2005, I get to add 5 years too!! :smiley:

85

a. Never heard it (either kipe or kife).
b. Southern California
c. 45

86

a) No. I’ve never heard this word before, and am surprised it is apparently an actual word, based on the responses here. What is its etymology? Never mind. I guess I can Google it.

b) New Jersey

c) 49

87

Know it, it’s gotta be at least twenty years old, central US. (As in, I heard & used it as a minor twenty years ago–and considering my friends & influences it could be from anywhere in N. America or the British Isles for all I know.)

88

a. No
b. Michigan
c. 24

89

Never heard of it, or “kife” either.
Mississippi
50

90

a. no
b. New York City
c. 35
d. We do say “kiting” (usually paired with check as in “Check kiting”) which refers to committing fraud with checks.

91

Yes
Grew up Pennsylvania, have no idea where I learned the word. It wasn’t common, but I have encountered it.
48

92

Never heard this word.

Grew up Mid Atlantic region, lived in mid west for a time.

Last 20 years on West Coast

49 years old.

93

A: Kipe. (V. Uncommon). Can be used for non-stealing, eg, ‘kipe a nap’ ‘kipe some cookies out of the tin’.
B: New York (but my vocabulary is enormous and contains much antiquated slang)
C: 30s.

94

a) No, I’ve never heard this word before.
b) Memphis, Tennessee
c) 21

95

Oh, how funny. Zombie from the days before the polling software. And I don’t even remember what hypothesis I was testing (I think I was positing a NW or W US usage-- seems to be a bit broader than that including some of the NE. Wonder why I never returned? Think I was trying to graduate. . .).

96
  1. No
  2. State of Washington and California (LA, SF Bay Area, and Sacramento)
  3. 45
97

Heard it once, didn’t have an exact definition, but it was obviously taking something that didn’t belong to you.

54, grew up in Maryland, where the word ‘cop’ was used for stealing, not just for feels.

98

A) No.
B) Upstate New York / Buffalo area.
C) 44.

99
  1. No. Never heard it before this thread.
  2. Central Ohio.
100

a) No.
b) North Carolina
c) 30