Kilroy

[ kil-roi ]

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noun

a fictitious American male, created by American troops who left the inscription Kilroy was here on walls, property, etc., all over the world in the years during and after World War II.

Origin of Kilroy¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from the Irish surname Kilroy; several people have been suggested as the eponym

In a review of The Temporary Gentleman for The Guardian, Claire Kilroy called Barry “an artist of the highest order.”

Harold and Kilroy, a giant, raucous man who now works as an "executive casino host," go back a long way.

We went over to the Riviera coffee shop and talked with Gene Kilroy.

It is not the present, however, that Kilroy presents, but the future.

“I know more about nostalgia than anyone my age should,” Kilroy Dondi Vance says.

The butler brought the water, and told Beth that Mr. and Mrs. Kilroy had not come in.

The next time he saw Mrs. Kilroy, he described this encounter with Dr. Maclure.

"I am afraid I have taken you by surprise," Mrs. Kilroy began rather nervously.

"That kind of man spends most of his time in cultivating acquaintances," said Mr. Kilroy.

But the next moment she stiffened with astonishment, for the lady who entered was Mrs. Kilroy of Ilverthorpe.

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