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Javanka

/d͡ʒəˈvɑːŋkə/

Javanka proper noun: ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.

Proper noun

Javanka

  1. (informal) Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.
    • Also: tomorrow we're picking the winner of our Javanka wedding photo contest, so you still have time to work this anecdote into your entry.2009 October 29, Brian Moylan, “Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's Gay Friends Want to Sleep with the Help”, in Gawker
    • And whatever Gary Cohn or Rex Tillerson or General Mattis or Jeff Sessions or Steve Bannon has to say, it will all end up getting filtered through Javanka.2017 January 18, Michael Kruse, quoting Timothy L. O'Brien, “‘He Has This Deep Fear That He Is Not a Legitimate President’”, in Politico

Examples of Javanka in a sentence

  • It will probably be Javanka to whom Trump turns for final gut checks on major decisions, and the Tillersons and Mattises of the world may have to shuffle along.2017 February 2, Timothy L. O'Brien, “‘Trump Adviser’ Is a Contradiction in Terms”, in Bloomberg:
  • Whether “Javanka” want to admit it or not, that's embarrassing given the role in the White House they quite clearly envisioned for themselves.2017 June 3, Chris Cilizza, “Ivanka Trump's Worst Week in Washington”, in CNN:
  • At first, Javanka found it heady here, ignoring those who called them naïve and nepotistic.2018 March 31, Maureen Dowd, “Javanka vs. the Klossy Posse”, in The New York Times:
  • The combination of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump -- Javanka! -- writing this op-ed would be right out of a soap opera.2018 September 6, Chris Cilizza, “13 people who might be the author of The New York Times op-ed”, in CNN:

Forms of Javanka

alternative formJarvanka

Origin of Javanka

Blend of Jared + Ivanka.

Questions about Javanka

What does Javanka mean?
Javanka means ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner collectively.
How do you use Javanka in a sentence?
It will probably be Javanka to whom Trump turns for final gut checks on major decisions, and the Tillersons and Mattises of the world may have to shuffle along.
What part of speech is Javanka?
Javanka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Javanka?
Javanka is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈvɑːŋkə/.

Words near Javanka in the dictionary

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  6. Javanka
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