KKK

See also: kkk and ККК

English

Etymology

The Philippine sense is from Tagalog KKK.

Proper noun

KKK

1. (US politics) Initialism of Ku Klux Klan.
   • 2015, Heidi Nast, “Pit Bulls, Slavery, and Whiteness in the Mid- to Late-Nineteenth-Century U.S.”, in Rosemary-Claire Collard, Kathryn Gillespie, editors, Critical Animal Geographies, page 138:

     […] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Chris Christou, “There is No Such Thing as Overtourism”, in The End of Tourism‎^[1]:

     The “over” and “under” prefixes, however, seem only to be applied to things that we, as a culture or collective, determine to be tolerable in the first place. Each prefix transmits a deviation in what is or can be tolerated. For example, when was the last time you heard a KKK member described as “overracist?” Why don’t we speak of law-abiding citizens as “undercriminal?” When was the last time you spoke of “underviolence” or “overcomfortable?” The “over” and “under” is only applied to those things we already understand as manageable or expected.

2. (Philippines, historical) Initialism of Katipunan.

Derived terms

• Amerikkka
• demokkkracy
• DemoKKKrat
• RepubliKKKan
• LiKKKud

Estonian

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of korduma kippuvad küsimused (“frequently asked questions”).

Noun

KKK

1. FAQ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English KKK.

Noun

KKK

1. KKK (Ku Klux Klan)

Further reading

• KKK in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• KKKK, KKKKK, KKKKKK (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)

Interjection

KKK

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of kkk

Usage notes

It may express a laughter that is louder or more intense than lower-case kkk.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• K.K.K.

Unang watawat ng Katipunan na nagpapakita ng "KKK" (The first flag of the Katipunan showing the abbreviation "KKK")

Etymology

Initialism of Kataas-taasang kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (“Highest, Most Respected Assembly of the Children/Sons of the Nation”), the full name of the Katipunan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kej kej kej/ [keɪ̯ xeɪ̯ xeɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -ej
  • IPA^(key): /ka ka ka/ [kɐ xɐ xɐ] (obsolete)

Proper noun

KKK

1. Synonym of Katipunan
   • 1968, Jean Donald Bowen, Babasahing Panggitnang Baytang Sa Tagalog, Univ of California Press, page 153:

     [...Basahin kung ano pa ang ibang nangyari sa Katipunan.] Ang “Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan" o ang “K.K.K.“ na lalong kilala sa tawag na Katipunan, ay isang samahang lihim ng mga manghihimagsik ...

     [...Read what more happened to the Katipunan.] The “Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan" or the “K.K.K.“ more especially known as Katipunan, is a secret organization of revolutionaries ...

   • 1975, General [quezon] Education Journal:

     Ibig sabihin nito'y hindi na kinikilala ng pamahalaan ang KKK, bagamat ang pag-iral ng mga lokal na sangay ay hindi kaagad nagwakas.

     This means the government no longer recognizes the KKK, although the implementation of local branches did not end immediately.

   • 1992, Santiago V. Alvarez, The Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General : with the Original Tagalog Text, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN:

     Napag-usapan ang pagbabangon ng isang Alituntuning-Batas (Constitucion), bagaman mayroon na ang K.K.K., na siyang pinagbabatayan ng mga Pamunuang Sanggunian at Balangay; mga kaugaliang sinusunod.

     The establishment of a Rule of Law (Constitution) was discussed, although the K.K.K. already has one, which is being used as the basis of the Leadership Councils and the Members; customs that are followed.