"King Kong" meaning in English

See King Kong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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. Categories (topical): Fictional characters 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 (Chinese Mandarin), 金刚 (Jīngāng) (Chinese Mandarin), კინგ კონგი (ḳing ḳongi) (Georgian), 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 Fictional characters: 53 29 19 Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of 'a fictional giant ape': 94 3 3
  2. (poker slang) A king (playing card). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-King_Kong-en-name-xmtdE1Ul Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 52 45 Topics: card-games, poker
  3. (poker slang) Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-King_Kong-en-name-Et6mnFep Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 10 47 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 52 45 Topics: card-games, poker

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