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
Monkeypaw is co-producing Spike Lee’s next movie, “Black Klansman,” in which an undercover detective somehow winds up running a chapter of the K.K.K.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2017
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
“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
There have been a lot of dutiful, fact-check-style responses pointing out that Superman is an immigrant and the character was always “woke,” in that he has a history of fighting fascists and KKK members.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
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
Meet the “private attorneys general” using the KKK act to hold Trump accountable in civil court.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 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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