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Meaning of Jedgar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

J. Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

humorous, slang

Examples

“She asked to see her hero, Jedgar Hoover (or J. Edgar to the rest of us).”
“According to Don, humor was synonymous with laziness. After,^([sic]) all, how can you have fun and still get the job done? And, even more importantly, what if the almighty Jedgar Hoover were to show up and find us laughing as we produced photos of some guy robbing a bank?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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