Kardashian
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English
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[edit]Borrowed from Armenian Քարտաշյան (Kʻartašyan) (Western Armenian pronunciation). (adjective): by analogy with -ian.
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[edit]Kardashian (plural Kardashians)
- A surname from Armenian.
- 2011, Liz Talley, A Touch of Scarlet, page 55:
- Maybe a pat on the bottom wasn't a cheap feel. Maybe it was a sweet display of affection. And maybe Kim Kardashian would win an Oscar.
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Adjective
[edit]Kardashian (comparative more Kardashian, superlative most Kardashian)
- Of, relating to or characteristic of the Kardashian family.
- 2012, Lin Oliver, Almost Identical: Two-Faced, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 203:
- “Too sexy,” GoGo said. “Take it off.” A one-shoulder, purple chiffon dress from Jillian. “Too Kardashian,” Lauren said. “She’s so yesterday.”
- 2015 August 14, Brandon Watson, “Falling Into Place: Jenna’s Asian Kitchen Defies Stereotype”, in The Austin Chronicle, volume 34, number 50, page 42:
- It’s certainly the most considered with its careful tumble of microgreens and insistence of using blue crab instead of something more Kardashian.
- 2016, David Oliver Cohen, Tanner Cohen, “Hushed, Aggressive, Chic, Threatening, and Scared”, in American Babe: A White Girl Problems Book, Gallery Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 68:
- I always thought that was a pinch too Kardashian of you but I’m not here to judge
- 2019, Serena Faber-Nelson, Dog Mama: 200 Tips, Trends, and How-To Secrets for Stylish Dog Owners[1], Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:
- But now, you can actually charter private jets to transport your dog in style. Yes, it all sounds very Kardashian, and is substantially more expensive than regular air travel.
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