K-9 unit

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K-9 unit

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Humorous homophone of canine from an old vaudeville show.

noun K-9 units

  1. US A police dog or a police dog and its handler.

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"K-9 unit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/k-9%20unit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"K-9 unit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/k-9%20unit.

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@misc{k_9_unit_2026,
  title = {K-9 unit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/k-9%20unit},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}