kitchen police

/'kitʃinpə'li:s/

Thân thiện

A soldier serves as kitchen police for the day.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An enlisted person assigned to assist the cooks: "Kitchen police" refers to a military role where a soldier is detailed to help with kitchen duties, such as cleaning, peeling vegetables, or washing dishes. This is often a temporary assignment or a duty for those being disciplined.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Private Jones was assigned to kitchen police for a week as extra duty.
  • The sergeant ordered the new recruit to report for kitchen police.

Advanced Usage

• "To pull KP": A common informal verb phrase meaning to be assigned to kitchen police duty.
  • He had to pull KP all weekend because he was late for formation.

Variants and Related Words

• KP: A common abbreviation for "kitchen police."
  • His name was on the list for KP.

Synonyms

• Kitchen orderly: A person assigned to assist in a kitchen.
• Duty cook: A person on duty to help with cooking tasks (though this can imply more cooking responsibility).

Related Phrases

• On KP duty: Serving in the role of kitchen police.
  • He's on KP duty today, so he's in the mess hall.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks

Từ đồng nghĩa

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