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Kit Kat
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kitkat kit-kat
English
thumb|right|250px|4-fingered Kit Kat split in half
Etymology
Brand name. Originally trademarked by the Rowntree's company in 1911. Apparently named after the Kit-Cat Club, which got its name from a local pastry chef, Christopher Catt/Catling (sources differ on the surname), who was nicknamed “Kit” and supplied the club with meat pies that he called “Kit-Cats”.Chase Shustack This Might Have Been The Origin Of Kit Kat's Name Mashed https://www.mashed.com/811683/this-might-have-been-the-origin-of-kit-kats-name/ 25 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20251010062336/https://www.mashed.com/811683/this-might-have-been-the-origin-of-kit-kats-name/ 10 October 2025.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kit Kat.wav US
Noun
1
A chocolate-covered wafer bar confection produced by Nestlé and The Hershey Company Hershey.
en 2013 w:Iris Smyles Iris Has Free Time Berkeley, CA Counterpoint (publisher) Counterpoint 9781593765194 M2yDAgAAQBAJ 11 Kit Kats I looked around, visited a few more booths, and filled the free laminated folder I got from Scholastic with pencil erasers and tiny Kit Kats. Heavy with “gifts,” I decided to head home.
Derived terms
en Kit Kat shuffle
References
en Foods Sweets
en trademarks