JFK
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- proper noun
- /dʒeɪ ef keɪ/
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JFK
- Many historians regard JFK as a pivotal figure in American politics during the 20th century, influencing events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- assassination of JFK
- the JFK Library
If you ask it did the CIA kill JFK, it'll say yes.
- If you ask it did the CIA kill JFK, it'll say yes.
- You know, FDR was radio, JFK was TV, Trump was Twitter.
- You don't know who shot JFK, but it wasn't Lee Harvey Oswald.
- We didn't know about all of JFK's stuff.
- And even the, the top JFK scholars will even say this.
- So he basically ended the JFK records act as we know it.
- And like Biden, the crowds went nuts when JFK recited some classic Irish verse.
- Not one document in there about JFK being part of AFBI or CIA.
- I'm about to learn the secret of JFK, of JFK's assassination.
- So he spoke to JFK, spoke to Peter Lawford was Lawford.
- Because Garrison knows that there's a conspiracy to kill JFK that began in New Orleans.
- FDR or in modern history, FDR and JFK.
- And you can say, for example, JFK, who shot JFK.
- They're trying to say that JFK didn't get his blame, blame blown out.
- Young JFK and young JFK and Forestall, Antarctica.
Examples
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Welcome to the JFK Junior Forum.
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By the time the plane banked over JFK Airport, she was too weak to stand.
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People hold banners and signs: "Dallas Loves JFK," "We Love You, Jackie."
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Thank you, Zeb, for that wonderful message and for the insights about JFK's education.
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I'm at the Hudson Plaza Motel at JFK. Room 142.
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John F. Kennedy, often known by his initials JFK, served as the 35th President of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
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The speeches of JFK continue to inspire many due to their emphasis on hope and public service.
Synonyms
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The 35th US president from 1961 to 1963 who started the Peace Corps and was killed in Dallas
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A common informal name people use for John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States
The 35th President of the United States who started the Peace Corps and was killed in Dallas
Surface Forms
Morphology
JFK = John F. Kennedy (semi-transparent) = J + F + K
The initialism directly corresponds to the person's name, but this formation (initialism) is not a regular productive morphological process learners generalize from.
Etymology
JFK is simply the three initials J, F, and K standing for John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. People use these initials as a short name for him, like FDR or MLK, so JFK refers to that famous president.