Oxford Dictionary English kitchen police nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈkɪtʃɪn pəliːs// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈkɪtʃɪn pəliːs// [plural] (abbreviation KP) (North American English, slang) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultssoldiers who help the cook in an army kitchen, for example by washing plates and preparing vegetablesSee kitchen police in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: kitchen police oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com