King Kongn.

Brit.

/ˌkɪŋ ˈkɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈˌkɪŋ ˈkɔŋ/,

/ˈˌkɪŋ ˈkɑŋ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: English King Kong.

Etymology: < King Kong, the title of a 1933 U.S. film < king n. + Kong, the name of the main character, a giant gorilla-like monster.

1. (A nickname for) a person or thing of outstanding size or strength.In quot. 1966 used ironically.

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the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and broadness > person

giant1559

Hercules1567

Gogmagogc1580

cob1582

Gargantuist1593

hulk1600

rhinoceros1602

colossus1605

pompiona1616

lump1630

strapper1675

man-mountain1726

Brobdingnagian1728

grenadier1805

butt-cut1806

gorilla1884

King Kong1933

hunk1941

1933 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 3 May 7/1 Cochran has been dubbed ‘King Kong’ by the wrestling fraternity around Harlingen. This big boy doesn't know his own strength.

1955 E. Waugh Officers & Gentlemen i. vi. 62 He looks like a gorilla. They..sent him here to teach us to climb. We call him King Kong.

1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 59 King Kong, derisory name for a weedy, undersized individual.

1974 Guardian 23 Aug. 8/4 Finn MacCool was a legendary Irish giant, a King Kong with a generous heart.

1991 Pop. Mech. Mar. 33 The King Kong of wall TVs is Mitsubishi's giant 120-in. rear-projection system.

2008 H. C. Johnson & I. A. O'Connor Scrappy xiii. 160 A King Kong of a bouncer made his way over to our table.

2. slang. Cheap strong alcohol; a drink of this.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > inferior

swilling1545

pigwash1604

hogwash1610

tiffa1635

rag water1699

necessity1748

wash1819

bellywash1840

Hoochinoo1877

hooch1897

pink-eye1900

shypoo1901

King Kong1937

scrap iron1942

Montana gin1986

1937 N.Y. Amsterdam News 3 July 2/3 A ‘shorty’ of ‘King Kong’ always made the drinker insane for an hour or two, then he passed out—dead to the world.

1943 I. Wolfert Tucker's People i. 66 It was nickel-a-drink whiskey, the kind the Negroes called King Kong, and Leo never took any.

1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 117/1 King Kong, (South) a potent drink made from the skimmings of boiling sugar cane.

2010 J. Gordon Lord of Misrule xi. 78 Everybody, down to the lowliest hotwalker..on a two-dollar dose of King Kong liquor per day, saw his little piece of the picture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	king kong
释义	King Kongn. Brit. /ˌkɪŋ ˈkɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌkɪŋ ˈkɔŋ/, /ˈˌkɪŋ ˈkɑŋ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: English King Kong. Etymology: < King Kong, the title of a 1933 U.S. film < king n. + Kong, the name of the main character, a giant gorilla-like monster. 1. (A nickname for) a person or thing of outstanding size or strength.In quot. 1966 used ironically. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and broadness > person giant1559 Hercules1567 Gogmagogc1580 cob1582 Gargantuist1593 hulk1600 rhinoceros1602 colossus1605 pompiona1616 lump1630 strapper1675 man-mountain1726 Brobdingnagian1728 grenadier1805 butt-cut1806 gorilla1884 King Kong1933 hunk1941 1933 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 3 May 7/1 Cochran has been dubbed ‘King Kong’ by the wrestling fraternity around Harlingen. This big boy doesn't know his own strength. 1955 E. Waugh Officers & Gentlemen i. vi. 62 He looks like a gorilla. They..sent him here to teach us to climb. We call him King Kong. 1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 59 King Kong, derisory name for a weedy, undersized individual. 1974 Guardian 23 Aug. 8/4 Finn MacCool was a legendary Irish giant, a King Kong with a generous heart. 1991 Pop. Mech. Mar. 33 The King Kong of wall TVs is Mitsubishi's giant 120-in. rear-projection system. 2008 H. C. Johnson & I. A. O'Connor Scrappy xiii. 160 A King Kong of a bouncer made his way over to our table. 2. slang. Cheap strong alcohol; a drink of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > inferior swilling1545 pigwash1604 hogwash1610 tiffa1635 rag water1699 necessity1748 wash1819 bellywash1840 Hoochinoo1877 hooch1897 pink-eye1900 shypoo1901 King Kong1937 scrap iron1942 Montana gin1986 1937 N.Y. Amsterdam News 3 July 2/3 A ‘shorty’ of ‘King Kong’ always made the drinker insane for an hour or two, then he passed out—dead to the world. 1943 I. Wolfert Tucker's People i. 66 It was nickel-a-drink whiskey, the kind the Negroes called King Kong, and Leo never took any. 1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 117/1 King Kong, (South) a potent drink made from the skimmings of boiling sugar cane. 2010 J. Gordon Lord of Misrule xi. 78 Everybody, down to the lowliest hotwalker..on a two-dollar dose of King Kong liquor per day, saw his little piece of the picture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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