Kilroy
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪlrɔɪ/
Definition of Kilroy
Origin:
of the many unverifiable accounts of the source of the term, one claims that James J. Kilroy of Halifax, Massachusetts, a shipyard employee, wrote ‘Kilroy was here’ on sections of warships after inspection; the phrase is said to have been reproduced by shipyard workers who entered the armed services
