kirkify

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁ryós
Proto-Hellenic *kúrios
Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος (kū́rios)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós)
Koine Greek κῡριακός (kūriakós)nom.
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Hellenic *-on
Ancient Greek -ον (-on)
Koine Greek κῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón)bor.
Proto-West Germanic *kirikā
Old English ċiriċebor.
Old Norse kirkjabor.
Northern Middle English kirke
English kirk
English Kirk
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English kirkify

    From Kirk +‎ -ify, after Charlie Kirk, American political activist.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːkɪ.faɪ/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɜɹkɪ.faɪ/
    • Audio:(file)

    Verb

    kirkify (third-person singular simple present kirkifies, present participle kirkifying, simple past and past participle kirkified)

    1. (neologism, Internet slang, US politics) To edit or face-swap someone's face with American political activist Charlie Kirk, often as part of a meme.

    See also

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