KKK

See also: kkk and ККК

English

Proper noun

KKK

1. (US politics) Initialism of Ku Klux Klan.
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 mga 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

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.