Etymology Inherited from Northern Middle English kyrke, possibly borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, or possibly from Old English ċiriċe. Doublet of church.
The Ship was cheer'd, the Harbour clear'd— / Merrily did we drop / Below the Kirk, below the Hill, / Below the Light-house top.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:
When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
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But long, long ago an enthusiastic reporter called it a "fairy palace," and the office building on the west side was once a church. Hence, in North British phraseology, to "gang tae the Kirk" meant to be had up on the carpet.1941 January, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The Scottish Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 3:
Etymology From kirk, from Northern Middle English kyrke, possibly borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, or possibly from Old English ċiriċe. Doublet of Church. The sense meaning fellatio is derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck (“fellatio”).
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Slang To kill or assassinate, especially for political reasons.
I was even sent a pornographic image of a nude man. One individual stated that I should be ‘Kirked.’2025 September 19, Maegan Summers, Sean Curtis, “‘Liberalism is domestic terrorism’: Local minister’s sermon sparks backlash”, in WBOC, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2025:
"And soon after [he] declared to us, 'you should die,' followed by, 'I am going to Kirk you,' which you could only think that means I'm either using your imagination going to shoot you or kill you," said Beesley.2026 January 24, Peter D'Abrosca, “Campus Radicals: Union member tell-all, Dems back to DEI ways, more violent leftist threats on campus”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2026:
Kirk
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Etymology From kirk, from Northern Middle English kyrke, possibly borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, or possibly from Old English ċiriċe. Doublet of Church. The sense meaning fellatio is derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck (“fellatio”).
I wanna get some sloppy kirk to this song2025 September 29, @rn5150_, Instagram, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2025:
do you guys think donnie was giving him insane kirk here or was it just mid2025 November 15, @thefenren, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2025:
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Make out with me and give me teethy Kirk if I'm wrong, but thanksgivings tomorrow right?2025 November 27, @totallyagirlnotasixfivedude, Instagram, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2025:
Need sum Kirk asap 🫦🫦🫦#charliekirk #wearecharliekirk2025 December 5, @mountain_of_geese, Instagram, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2026:
When fineshyt pulls over somewhere "more private" but instead of Kirk she apologizes and 🥷's genuinely come and snatch you2025 December 21, @n.w.2__, @ur.donte, Instagram, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2025:
When my 🦮wife keep on nagging me but I just downloaded kiid ai and my ai chatbot gf boutta give me sloppy Kirk2026 March 12, @kaazty, Instagram: