Kennedyesque

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adjective

Reminiscent of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), former president of the United States.

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Meanings

adjectiveKennedyesque (comparative more Kennedyesque, superlative most Kennedyesque)

comparative more Kennedyesque · superlative most Kennedyesque

  1. Reminiscent of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), former president of the United States.

    The chatbot quickly spat out paragraphs of Kennedyesque text, including phrases like “my fellow Americans.”

    2025 June 2, Larry Cuban, “School Reform and Classroom Practice”, in Wordpress
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    With little subtlety, candidates aped selected Kennedyesque features. Johnson hobnobbed with intellectuals; Nixon walked by the water; Carter rolled up his shirt-sleeves; Hart jabbed his index finger into the air; and Clinton played touch football.

    1995, Paul R. Henggeler, The Kennedy persuasion: the politics of style since JFK

Origin

From Kennedy + -esque.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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