Kingpin

Kingpin

Kingpin may refer to:
* Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
* Kingpin (comics), archenemy of Daredevil, and one of the main enemies of Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe
* Kingpin Bowling, lounge bars in Australia
* "Kingpin" (television series), a crime/drama TV mini-series
* "Kingpin" (film), a 1996 sports comedy film by the Farrelly brothers
* "", a computer game
* "Kingpin" (chess), a satirical chess magazine
* The Kingpins, a Canadian ska band.
* Kingpin (band), a Swedish metal band from the mid-1980s that later evolved into Shotgun Messiah

Kingpin may also be:
* The pivot in a fifth wheel coupling, railway car bogie etc.
* Original name of the band Shotgun Messiah
* A song on Wilco's "Being There" (album)
* Kingpin, Pitcher of the Montreal orioles Mathieu Beauchamps (King pin) Baseball

ee also

* Crime boss


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  • Kingpin — steht für: Königszapfen, einen Lagerbolzen im Maschinen und Fahrzeugbau Kingpin (Film), eine US amerikanische Filmkomödie Kingpin: Life of Crime, ein PC Spiel Kingpin (Zeitschrift), eine britische Schachzeitschrift Kevin Johnson (Boxer) (* 1979) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • kingpin — UK US /ˈkɪŋpɪn/ noun [C, usually singular] ► the most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization: »a drugs/crime kingpin …   Financial and business terms

  • Kingpin — (Wilson Fisk), también llamado El Rey o El Rey del Crimen, es un supervillano en el universo de las tiras cómicas de Marvel Comics. es un enemigo del Hombre Araña, Daredevil, y Punisher. Fue creado por Stan Lee y John Romita Sr., y apareció por… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • kingpin — ► NOUN 1) a main or large bolt in a central position. 2) a vertical bolt used as a pivot. 3) a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation …   English terms dictionary

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  • kingpin — king|pin [ˈkıŋˌpın] n [C usually singular] 1.) the person or thing in a group that is the most important or that has the most power used especially in news reports crime/drug etc kingpin ▪ a mafia kingpin 2.) technical a thin strong piece of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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