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Kirk

Pronunciation: /kɜːk/

The English word “Kirk” has 6 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The Church of Scotland.
  2. A community in West Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

noun

  1. Fellatio.

verb

  1. To kill or assassinate, especially for political reasons.

Etymology

From kirk, from Northern Middle English kirke, borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, borrowed from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Koine Greek κῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón), a nominalization of κῡριακός (kūriakós), or from Ancient Greek -ον (-on). Doublet of Church. The sense meaning fellatio as well as the verb are derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in…

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