"Lewinsky" meaning in English

See Lewinsky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Lewinsky.ogg
Etymology: From a Slavic language, which added a patronymic suffix to the ultimately Hebrew root לוי (leví, “priest”), an occupational surname. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{uder|en|he|-}} Hebrew Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lewinsky
  1. A surname. Categories (topical): Bill and Hillary Clinton
    Sense id: en-Lewinsky-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of Bill and Hillary Clinton: 83 7 9 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 35 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 14 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-Lewinsky.ogg Forms: Lewinskys [plural]
Etymology: From a 1998 sex scandal between US President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} Lewinsky (plural Lewinskys)
  1. (slang) An instance of fellatio. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: blowjob
    Sense id: en-Lewinsky-en-noun-9URqLbpR Disambiguation of Sex: 25 73 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: En-au-Lewinsky.ogg Forms: Lewinskys [present, singular, third-person], Lewinskying [participle, present], Lewinskyed [participle, past], Lewinskyed [past]
Etymology: From a 1998 sex scandal between US President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Head templates: {{en-verb|Lewinskys|Lewinskying|Lewinskyed}} Lewinsky (third-person singular simple present Lewinskys, present participle Lewinskying, simple past and past participle Lewinskyed)
  1. (transitive, slang) To perform fellatio on. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-Lewinsky-en-verb-YxgTxhLa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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