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- proper noun a
fictional giant ape ; theeponymous star of severalmovies - proper noun poker slang A
king (playing card ) - proper noun poker slang Two kings as a starting hand in
Texas hold 'em
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Examples
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Just before he had left Vladivostok, Center had ordered him to be the controller of this independent operation, code name King Kong, that had been mounted by one of the Washington KGB cells.
Noble House Clavell, James 1981
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#47 aka King Kong said:ok now has anyone ever noticed that all the superheros are white?
Warner Brothers Wants Ryan Gosling for Green Lantern?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Out of four bananas, I give "King Kong" four bananas, because they managed to give King Kong a soul.
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Andy Serkis doesn't mind playing chimpsThe actor's latest motion-captured role, after Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, is an intelligent chimpanzee in science fiction reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Geek out!: Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and the lure of Comic-Con 2011 2011
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Just like in King Kong, so Terry still has his family picture.
Brian Joseph Davis: A Horrifying Satire of Hollywood Returns Brian Joseph Davis 2011
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The book was a bestseller, but he died penniless while working on the script for his best known film, King Kong.
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A gorilla cannot climb up a skyscraper the way King Kong does.
Biting Back at Hollywood's Animal Lies Joe Queenan 2012
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Everybody suspected he was taller than he used to be, but shorter than our town councilwoman, Mrs. Trenton, who was so tall she looked like King Kong in a belted pink party dress observing a mushroom garlic cream tart for the first time.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Everybody suspected he was taller than he used to be, but shorter than our town councilwoman, Mrs. Trenton, who was so tall she looked like King Kong in a belted pink party dress observing a mushroom garlic cream tart for the first time.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Just like in King Kong, so Terry still has his family picture.
Brian Joseph Davis: A Horrifying Satire of Hollywood Returns Brian Joseph Davis 2011
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