Word
kevin
Phoneticskevin
/ˈkɛvɪn/
Definition
n. A common first name for a man.
n. A male given name, anglicised from the Irish Caoimhín.
Examples
“Don't be such a Kevin and just follow the rules.”
“The internet labeled him a Kevin after he started a loud argument with the lifeguard over a minor pool rule.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be such a Kevin and just follow the rules.”
contextual
“The internet labeled him a Kevin after he started a loud argument with the lifeguard over a minor pool rule.”
Etymology
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.