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KKK

US/ˈkeɪˈkeɪˈkeɪ/ rare us

noun

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a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people

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The Philippine sense is from Tagalog KKK.

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