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Kennedyesque en · ADJ

Etymology

From Kennedy + -esque.

Meanings

1. Reminiscent of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), former president of the United States.
   • With little subtlety, candidates aped selected Kennedyesque features. Johnson hobnobbed with intellectuals; Nixon walked by the water; Carter rolled up his shirt-sleeves; Hart jabbed his index finger into the air; and Clinton played touch football. 1995, Paul R. Henggeler, The Kennedy persuasion: the politics of style since JFK:
   • The chatbot quickly spat out paragraphs of Kennedyesque text, including phrases like “my fellow Americans.” 2025 June 2, Larry Cuban, “School Reform and Classroom Practice”, in Wordpress:

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