kinfolk
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Definition(s):
- (n) people descended from a common ancestor
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Usage(s):
- Then there were friends who remembered Cunanan as charismatic, others who thought he was nuts and kinfolk who recalled the quiet boy who locked himself up with encyclopedias.
- Not since Tom and his daughter started talking to grand juries and FBI agents, angering kinfolk and reopening old wounds.
- With 20-odd Johnston kinfolk cheering from a front-row box, the Johnston colt got hopelessly out of step.
Quotes
- "Your aircraft and tanks are destroying houses over the heads of our kinfolk and children in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Pakistan. Meanwhile, you smile in our faces, saying: We are not hostile to Islam; we are hostile to...on Apr 23, 2006 By: Osama bin Laden Source: Boston Globe (registration)
- "It brought a lot of jobs to the area for my kinfolk and others to work," Parton said, adding that she is living a childhood dream. "I thank God every day."on Jun 21, 2010 By: Dolly Parton Source: The Herald-Times (subscription)
- "I have a project comin' out of my label called Kinfolk, which is Ali from the St. Lunatics and Big Gipp from Goodie Mob," Nelly told MTV. "They did a collabo album together, and we're real excited."on Apr 10, 2006 By: Nelly Source: FMQB
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