Javanka

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/d͡ʒəˈvɑːŋkə/

proper noun

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jarvanka

  1. informalIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.

    At first, Javanka found it heady here, ignoring those who called them naïve and nepotistic.

    2018 March 31, Maureen Dowd, “Javanka vs. the Klossy Posse”, in The New York Times
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    Also: tomorrow we're picking the winner of our Javanka wedding photo contest, so you still have time to work this anecdote into your entry.

    2009 October 29, Brian Moylan, “Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's Gay Friends Want to Sleep with the Help”, in Gawker

    And whatever Gary Cohn or Rex Tillerson or General Mattis or Jeff Sessions or Steve Bannon has to say, it will all end up getting filtered through Javanka.

    2017 January 18, Michael Kruse, quoting Timothy L. O'Brien, “‘He Has This Deep Fear That He Is Not a Legitimate President’”, in Politico

    It will probably be Javanka to whom Trump turns for final gut checks on major decisions, and the Tillersons and Mattises of the world may have to shuffle along.

    2017 February 2, Timothy L. O'Brien, “‘Trump Adviser’ Is a Contradiction in Terms”, in Bloomberg

    Whether “Javanka” want to admit it or not, that's embarrassing given the role in the White House they quite clearly envisioned for themselves.

    2017 June 3, Chris Cilizza, “Ivanka Trump's Worst Week in Washington”, in CNN

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APA

Javanka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanka

MLA

“Javanka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Javanka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanka.

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