Jfk

name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A half-dollar coin in honor of president John F. Kennedy.
Verb
  1. 1
    To put to death; to assassinate, especially for political reasons. slang, transitive

    "I am not saying choosing McCain would necesarrily^([sic]) lead to Kerry getting JFKed but Democratic presidential runners need to be aware of the problem."

  2. 2
    To conduct research about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. slang

    "This may seem a little presumptious, but I feel that this group is pretty much JFKed out."

  3. 3
    To hold similar political beliefs or behave in a similar manner to John F. Kennedy. derogatory, slang

    "(from the standard code-word remark "I'm a JFK liberal") Examples: "He's useless...he JFKed a long time ago","

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US president (served 1961–1963). US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Or the company may not want the internet to be filled with Ghiblified photos of the 9/11 terror attacks, or Jeffrey Epstein hanging out with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, or the JFK assassination — all of which have gone viral on X."

  2. 2
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.

    "I flew into JFK, then took a cab to my hotel in Manhattan"

  3. 3
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, MA.
  4. 4
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, Louisville, KY.

    "Traffic on the JFK was delayed by construction of the new bridge."

  5. 5
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; Either of two aircraft carriers of the US Navy:; USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
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  1. 6
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; Either of two aircraft carriers of the US Navy:; USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
  2. 7
    Buildings, facilities, ships, bridges, highways, and other public works informally known as the JFK or JFK, especially; Any of numerous schools in the US.

    "Steubenville beat JFK, scoring in the final minute of play."

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kennedykennedypresident john f kennedy

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"The person who shot JFK worked for the CIA."

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