Kilroy was here
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Phrase
[edit]- (military, c. 1940s) Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.
- (meme, late 20th c., non-military) Graffiti scrawled by random anglophones in random locations, with no associations or connotations
References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kilroy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.