King Kong

proper noun

A fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies.

    Synonyms: Kong

  2. slangcard gamesA king (playing card).
  3. slangcard gamesTwo kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies.

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Kong
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kong

Origin

See King Kong § Etymology on Wikipedia.

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Translations

Arabic كِينْغ كُونْغ, كِينْغ كُونْغ
  • كِينْغ كُونْغa fictional giant ape
  • كِينْغ كُونْغ (kīnḡ kūnḡ)a fictional giant ape
Bulgarian Кинг Ко́нг
  • Кинг Ко́нг (King Kóng)a fictional giant ape
Chinese Mandarin 金剛 /金刚
  • 金剛 /金刚 (Jīngāng)a fictional giant ape
German King Kong
  • King Konga fictional giant ape
Greek Κινγκ Κονγκ
  • Κινγκ Κονγκ (Kingk Kongk)a fictional giant ape
Italian King Kong
  • King Konga fictional giant ape
Japanese キングコング
  • キングコング (Kingukongu)a fictional giant ape
Korean 킹콩
  • 킹콩 (Kingkong)a fictional giant ape
Persian کینگ کونگ
  • کینگ کونگa fictional giant ape
Polish King Kong
  • King Konga fictional giant ape
Portuguese King Kong
  • King Konga fictional giant ape
Russian Кинг-Ко́нг
  • Кинг-Ко́нг (King-Kóng)a fictional giant ape
Thai คิงคอง
  • คิงคอง (king-kong)a fictional giant ape
Ukrainian Кінґ-Ко́нґ, Кінг-Ко́нг
  • Кінґ-Ко́нґ (King-Kóng)a fictional giant ape
  • Кінг-Ко́нг (Kinh-Kónh)a fictional giant ape
Cite this entry
APA

King Kong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Kong

MLA

“King Kong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Kong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “King Kong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Kong.

Source: King Kong on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.