kirkentine

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noun

A special person with whom to observe the Kirkiversary

OriginEnglish valentine ← Northern Middle English kirke ← Old Norse kirkja →
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Meanings

nounkirkentine (plural kirkentines)

plural kirkentines

  1. InternetUShumorousgovernmentA special person with whom to observe the Kirkiversary

    "Kirkentines's Day" is another competing portmanteau – with some asking a uniquely 2026 one-liner: "Will you be my Kirkentine?"

    2026 September 10, Owen Carry, “What is the 'Kirkiversary?' Charlie Kirk's death is a meme, again”, in USA Today

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*kirikā
  2. Old Englishċiriċe
  3. Old Norsekirkja
  4. Northern Middle Englishkirke
  5. Englishkirk
  6. EnglishKirk
  7. Englishvalentine
  8. Englishkirkentine

Blend of Kirk + valentine

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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