K.K.K.
abbreviation
K.K.K.
American
[key-key-key]
/ ˈkeɪˈkeɪˈkeɪ /
Or
KKK
abbreviation
KKK
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of K.K.K.
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Browne-Marshall observed how the same FBI that covertly targeted Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists for subterfuge also prosecuted the KKK and investigated the death of civil rights workers.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
The AI tool may have been guilty of fuzzy and clumsy phrasing, but it did not defend or sympathize with the KKK.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
Andrea Bernstein: The KKK Act was part of a series of enforcement acts passed by Congress to try to defend the gains of the Civil War.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024
Superman fought the KKK in the 1950s and again in the 2010s, as did the Black Panther in the 1970s.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2024
And while I doubt Mr. Kennedy has a connection to the KKK or any hate groups, he is a pretty crabby guy.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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