"King Kong" meaning in English

See King Kong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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Etymology: See King Kong § Etymology on Wikipedia. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=King Kong}} King Kong
  1. A fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies. Synonyms: Kong Translations (a fictional giant ape): كِينْغ كُونْغ (english: king kong) [masculine] (Arabic), كِينْغ كُونْغ (kīnḡ kūnḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), Կինգ Կոնգ (english: King Kong) (Armenian), Кінг-Ко́нг (Kinh-Kónh) [masculine] (Belarusian), Кинг Ко́нг (King Kóng) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 金剛 /金刚 (Jīngāng) (Chinese Mandarin), კინგ კონგი (ḳing ḳongi) (Georgian), Pandschabi (German), Pandschabi [masculine] (German), Κινγκ Κονγκ (Kingk Kongk) [masculine] (Greek), King Kong [masculine] (Italian), キングコング (Kingukongu) (Japanese), 킹콩 (Kingkong) (Korean), کینگ کونگ (english: king kong) (Persian), King Kong [masculine] (Polish), King Kong [masculine] (Portuguese), Кинг-Ко́нг (King-Kóng) [masculine] (Russian), คิงคอง (king-kong) (Thai), Кінґ-Ко́нґ (King-Kóng) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Кінг-Ко́нг (Kinh-Kónh) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-King_Kong-en-name-3bZLuWgz Disambiguation of 'a fictional giant ape': 100 0 0
  2. (poker slang) A king (playing card). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-King_Kong-en-name-xmtdE1Ul Categories (other): Poker Topics: card-games, poker
  3. (poker slang) Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Tags: slang
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "King-Kóng",
      "sense": "a fictional giant ape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Кінґ-Ко́нґ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Kinh-Kónh",
      "sense": "a fictional giant ape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Кінг-Ко́нг"
    }
  ],
  "word": "King Kong"
}

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