Kilroy was here

English

Phrase

Kilroy was here

(military, c. 1940s) Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.
(meme, late 20th c., non-military) Graffiti scrawled by random anglophones in random locations, with no associations or connotations

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kilroy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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