Y2K
[ wahy-too-key ]
/ ˈwaɪˌtuˈkeɪ /
noun
the year 2000.
Also called Y2K problem, Y2K bug.
millennium bug.
Origin of Y2K
1995–2000;
Y(ear) +
2 +
K symbol for the number 1000
Example sentences from the Web for y2k
For most of us, the repeal of DADT has been Y2K all over: something hyped, but nothing more.
British Dictionary definitions for y2k
Y2K
noun informal
another name for the year 2000 ad (esp referring to the millennium bug)
Word Origin for Y2K
C20:
y (
ear) + 2 +
k (in the sense: thousand)