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Cletus

American  
[klee-tuhs] / ˈkli təs /

noun

  1. Anacletus.

  2. a male given name.


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Mr Okafor owned a shop in Owo that sold electronics and had been diagnosed with malaria a day before his death, said his brother Cletus Okafor.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2022

Cletus is both a terrifying character and yet still somewhat sympathetic: The system let him down.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2021

There’s some psychological substance mixed in here as Cletus seeks understanding for his bad behavior.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2021

The sequel to 2018's "Venom," "Let There Be Carnage" sees Eddie Brock take on a similar symbiotic superpowered individual, this time in the form of Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady, also known as the vicious Carnage.

From Fox News Sep. 17, 2021

So here we are now, two months later in the heart of dark February, with May slipping in, Ob slipping out, and Cletus and me just grabbing at anything we can save.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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