Captain Kirk
Captain Kirk noun: a heroic person, particularly one with exaggerated bravery and leadership characteristics.
Noun
Captain Kirk (plural Captain Kirks)
- A heroic person, particularly one with exaggerated bravery and leadership characteristics.
- Everyone's a superhero. Everyone's a Captain Kirk.1984, Nena, 99 Red Balloons (English version of 99 Luftballons from 1983).
- There may be times when he is undone by his genius and it is the emotion-rich perspective of a Captain Kirk that finally saves the day, but this is the "mystery of being human."1999, Peter D. Hershock, Reinventing the Wheel: A Buddhist Response to the Information Age, page 90
Examples of Captain Kirk in a sentence
- Whatever the crisis may be, Captain Kirk is always at the helm making the decisions.2003, Dan A. Kimball, The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations:
- Flight engineer is not exactly a Captain Kirk position, either.2004, Liam Bracken, Exit Only, page 58:
Forms of Captain Kirk
| plural | Captain Kirks |
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Origin of Captain Kirk
From a character in Star Trek, 1960s science-fiction TV series.
Questions about Captain Kirk
- What does Captain Kirk mean?
- Captain Kirk means a heroic person, particularly one with exaggerated bravery and leadership characteristics.
- How do you use Captain Kirk in a sentence?
- Whatever the crisis may be, Captain Kirk is always at the helm making the decisions.
- What part of speech is Captain Kirk?
- Captain Kirk is a noun.
- What is the plural of Captain Kirk?
- The plural of Captain Kirk is Captain Kirks.
Words near Captain Kirk in the dictionary
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