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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“We had Northam and Herring in blackface and standing next to K.K.K. members and now the conversation has shifted to Justin and Justin entirely, and Ralph is going on his apology tour,” Ms. Hill said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2019
A majority of Southerners also opposed the K.K.K. in the 1970s, he recalled, “but yet they didn’t speak up.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2017
They added: “There are no good Nazis and no good members of the Klan. Thankfully, in modern America, the K.K.K. and Nazis are small fringe groups that have never been welcome in the G.O.P.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
“I think Trump should make a speech. A real speech denouncing the lower-case K.K.K. Don’t tweet about me being lame or the show,” he said.
From Time ● Jan. 22, 2017
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach was asked if the FBI had infiltrated the K.K.K.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
When chants of “No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA” broke out, one agent started beating his hands to the rhythm and bopping his head.
From Slate ● May 29, 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
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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