kraken

American  

[krah-kuhn] / ˈkrɑ kən /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.

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kraken British  

/ ˈkrɑːkən /

noun

1. a legendary sea monster of gigantic size believed to dwell off the coast of Norway

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Usage

Why is kraken trending? On July 23, 2020, searches for kraken increased 4,782% compared to the previous week after the National Hockey League (NHL) announced its newest team in Seattle, Washington, will be known as the Kraken.

Etymology

Origin of kraken

From Norwegian

Example Sentences

With Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings head into the schedule pause having lost six of their last seven.

From Los Angeles Times

The Kraken doubled their lead on a quirky goal less than eight minutes later, with Copley misjudging a deflected shot from Seattle’s Frederick Gaudreau, allowing the puck to knuckle off his glove then trickle through his legs for the goal.

From Los Angeles Times

Kraken goalie Joey Daccord, who made 35 saves, held off a frantic attack in the final minutes and Fiala rang a shot off the crossbar in the final seconds to give Seattle its second win over the Kings in two weeks and its first three-game winning streak of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

And companies, including Robinhood, Kraken and Gemini, earlier this year launched tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds for non-U.S. investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

What’s Next: Next year is expected to be big for crypto IPOs, with Kraken, BitGo, Consensys, Blockchain.com, and Ledger all potentially going public.

From Barron's