"Homecoming King" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Homecoming Kings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Homecoming King}} Homecoming King (plural Homecoming Kings)
  1. (US) In colleges and high schools, a young man chosen by his peers to "reign" over the traditional activities associated with the Homecoming football game, usually alongside a Homecoming Queen. Tags: US Related terms: Homecoming Queen
    Sense id: en-Homecoming_King-en-noun-mv36Hv2A Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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