ku-klux

transitive verb

variants or Ku-Klux

ˈk(y)üˌkləks,

often ÷ˈklü- by assimilation to the kl of "Klux" & "Klan"

-ed/-ing/-es

: to maltreat or terrorize in a way thought to be typical of the Ku Klux Klan

ku-kluxed him by shooting him with bird shot

—R. H. Collins

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