PUBLIC ENEMY Definition & Meaning

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public enemy

noun

a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
a nation or government with which one's own is at war.

public enemy

noun

a notorious person, such as a criminal, who is regarded as a menace to the public

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of public enemy¹

First recorded in 1750–60

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He served volleys such as, “We are here to talk about the truth. It is 2017, and we are living in the golden age of lying. Now is the time to be a liar, and Donald Trump is the liar-in-chief. And remember, you guys are public enemy Number 1. You are his biggest enemy. Journalists, ISIS, normal-length ties.”

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His aliases include "El Jefe," "Giant," "Public Enemy," "James Conrad King," and "Jesse King," the FBI said.

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The 43-year-old Wedding — who also goes by “El Jefe” and “Public Enemy” — was accused in a September indictment in the Central District of California of running a network that transported hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and into California.

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Ronnie Ennis and James “Jimbo” Yagle were members of the PEN1 gang, short for Public Enemy Number 1.

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Remember, another reason that Threads appealed to ex-Twitterers was that Zuckerberg, at that point in 2023, was in the midst of some rather public spats with Musk, by then Public Enemy No. 1 for liberal users.

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