Illustration by Danny Scanzoni
In less than a decade, one family has so dominated popular culture, changing the landscape of social media and the definition of fame along the way that they have become a one-name juggernaut unto themselves: the Kardashians. A family that has inspired such high levels of thirst, interest, and vitriol—to the point that "Kim Kardashian Goes Braless" is a headline one can see on a daily basis—must be more closely examined than others. And there is certainly plenty (of nonsense) to examine.
Our goal was to uncover every single detail in reference to the Kardashians—every person Kris Jenner has spoken to, every drink Kim has sipped, every sock Rob has slipped on—and present our findings in alphabetical order so as to provide a fuller, better understanding of the family. No one can ever know the true essence of the Kardashians or completely comprehend the impact they've had on society, but anyone who ventures to become more learned in the subject will be able to do so with this. So on the 34th birthday of Kim Kardashian, we give you this, The Kardashian Encyclopedia.
Anal - An often tabooed variety of sex that Khloe Kardashian will only consent to if she's been taken out to dinner.
Armenia - A mountainous country in south Eurasia. The home of the Kardashians' descendants.
Arthur George - Oft-overshadowed Rob Kardashian's sock line, founded in 2012. Don't ask if they carry anything else. They don't.
AT&T Park - Home of the San Francisco Giants. Rented out by Kanye West in October 2013 to propose to Kim Kardashian.
“Awesome” - Song written by Kanye West for Kim Kardashian, which debuted at the 2013 Met Gala and was featured on a 2014 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Mostly features West singing the word “awesome” over and over again with heavy Auto-Tune.
Bailon, Adrienne - Former member of the Cheetah Girls, and former girlfriend of Rob Kardashian. Caught major ether from the Kardashian sisters in the summer of 2014 after she told Latina magazine that Rob cheated on her and said, “To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career.” She hasn't been heard from since.
Balmain - One of the family's most repped designer labels. Made Kim Kardashian's second dress for her wedding with Kanye West.
BG5 - Abbreviation for the Beach Girl5, a girl group who wanted Kris Jenner to manage them in a side-plot on Season 5 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. After calling them amazing, Jenner then said, “I'm gonna have to just, um, pass.”
“Bible” - An oft-used phrase by the Kardashian family—mainly Khloe—which basically means, “I swear to God.” Used in a sentence: “I only do anal after a guy buys me a steak dinner. Bible.”
Blackface - An offensive form of theatrical makeup used by performers to depict a person of color. Became the focus of a Season 9 KUWTK episode when an Austrian comedian showed up to a Kim Kardashian-hosted event in blackface. The incident prompted Kris Jenner to explain what blackface is, while old clips of minstrel shows played awkwardly in the background.
“Bound 2” - Closing track of Kanye West's Yeezus, an ode to Kim Kardashian. Tribute was taken to the next level when Kardashian was featured in the song's video, riding naked on a motorcycle in front of a green screen with West.
The Buckley School - A K-12 college preparatory day school in Sherman Oaks, Calif. where both Rob and Kim Kardashian attended. Kylie Jenner did not attend, because she doesn't go to school is homeschooled.
Bush, Reggie - NFL running back, former boyfriend of Kim Kardashian. Once received a calendar of sexy photos from Kim, a gesture whose surprise was ruined when he showed up on set…and when the entire thing was filmed for a reality television show.
Calabasas - Affluent city in Los Angeles County, Calif. Home of the Kardashians.
Cheban, Jonathan - Friend/employee of Kim Kardashian. Has a string of personal ventures (TheDishh.com, Kritik, RichRocks) but is really only relevant when Kardashian so chooses.
Chyna, Blac - Former stripper who became friends with Kim Kardashian through Kanye West and her boyfriend at the time, Tyga. Introduced to the mainstream in a booty-flaunting selfie on Kardashian's Instagram.
Crack cocaine - Highly addictive, freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. Also called rock. Reported drug of choice for Lamar Odom, former husband of Khloe Kardashian.
Cruz, Jackie - Actress best known for playing Flaca Gonzales on Orange Is the New Black. Before her big acting breakthrough, Cruz was the bisexual girl who made out with Kourtney Kardashian on a Season 2 episode of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami.
Dancing with the Stars - Competitive ballroom dance show on ABC. Kim Kardashian starred as a contestant in Season 7, dancing the Fox Trot, Mambo, and Rumba before being eliminated third in the season's second episode. Kardashian was outlasted by the likes of Cloris Leachman and 300 lb. former NFL player, Warren Sapp.
Dash - Clothing store, name derived from a section of the Kardashian surname, owned by Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian. Sells miscellaneous articles of clothing but NOT Arthur George socks.
Disaster Movie - Parody movie meant to capitalize off the success of the Scary Movie franchise starring Kim Kardashian as Lisa, a character who at one point gets into a wrestling match with Carmen Electra. Currently has a 1% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Disick, Mason, and Penelope - The progeny of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick.
Disick, Scott - Lord Disick's given name. The longtime boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian and father to her children. Disick is best known for battling alcoholism, flaunting his wealth on the social media site Instagram, and creating the most GIF-able moments on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
“Dolls” - Term of endearment used by the Kardashian family, but most frequently by mother Kris Jenner.
“Don't Panic" - A 2014 single by rapper French Montana, the video of which featured Montana's girlfriend at the time, Khloe Kardashian, wearing a Purge-inspired mask and brandishing weapons.
DUI - Acronym for Driving Under the Influence, a crime Khloe Kardashian was arrested for in March 2007. Kardashian was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but was released after just three hours due to overcrowding.
E! - Cable network, home of the Kardashians' Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its many spin-offs.
Famous Cupcakes - Cupcake store in Beverly Hills, Calif., now closed, sponsored by the Kardashians. Home of Kim Kardashian's Vanilla Cupcake Mix line.
Fast food - Restaurant chains dedicated to preparing and serving food quickly. A much-adored cuisine by Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West. Both have been spotted at the chain Wendy's on various occasions, and West reportedly purchased ten Burger King branches as a wedding present for Kardashian.
Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive - Competition reality show on the E! network involving privileged children working on a ranch in Colorado. Kourtney Kardashian appeared on the show's one and only season in 2005.
“Fit Into Your Jeans by Friday” - Series of workout DVDs starring Kim Kardashian. Features include “Ultimate Butt Body Sculpt” and “Butt Blasting Cardio Step.”
Forte di Belvedere - 16th century fortress in Florence, Italy. The site of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding ceremony. The couple reportedly paid €300,000 for the venue.
Francis, Joe - Founder and creator of "Girls Gone Wild," and a treasured friend of both Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The famed couple frequently vacations in Casa Aramara, a private estate in Punta Mita owned by Francis.
G Wagon - Short-name for Mercedes Benz's G-Class SUV, of which the Kardashian family owns five. Kylie Jenner was gifted one for her 16th birthday. She has since been involved in multiple car accidents.
Gansevoort Park - Hotel in Midtown East, New York City. Setting for Kourtney and Kim Take New York and the initial home of just-married couple, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries.
Gastineau, Brittny - Socialite, model, and longtime friend of Kim Kardashian. Gastineau's career briefly mimicked Kardashian's—she was also featured on an E! Network original series, The Gastineau Girls—but no longer does.
Gifford, Kathie Lee - Once host of Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, current host of the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb. A close friend of Kris Jenner and godmother to Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
Glendale - Los Angeles-area town in California. In an unaired clip from a 2012 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian declared, “I’m gonna run for the mayor of Glendale…but it’s gonna be in like five years.” Calendars have been marked for 2017 ever since.
Hamptons - A group of wealthy towns that forms the southeast fork of Long Island, New York. The site of the Kardashians' latest spin-off, Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons. During Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian's stay in Southampton, locals posted #NoDash stickers around town, the rented family house was robbed, and Scott Disick was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning.
Hilton, Paris - Former best friend/employer of Kim Kardashian. Kardashian worked as Hilton's stylist/closet organizer in the early 2000s and made several appearances on The Simple Life. Many have accused Kardashian of mimicking Hilton's path to fame, i.e. turning a leaked sex tape into a successful career in reality television.
Humphries, Kris - Professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, and Washington Wizards. The second husband of Kim Kardashian, for 72 days.
HYPE - Energy drink brand for which Kim Kardashian does advertisements in off-kilter looks, like sporting corn rows and dressing up as Audrey Hepburn.
“I Can't Even Breath” - Kim Kardashian's grammatically incorrect, now-famous reaction to being featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine.
“I Love My Friends” - 1985 song (music by Randy Newman, lyrics by Kourtney, Kimberly and Khloe Kardashian) made by Kris Jenner for her 30th birthday. Accompanying video, which features a peak Eighties Jenner, as well as photos of her with Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson, surfaced on the internet in 2011 to much fanfare.
Instagram - Online photo-sharing service. The lifeblood of the Kardashian family. Kim Kardashian currently owns the record for the most-liked Instagram post in history at 2.41 million likes, with a photo from her wedding with Kanye West.
“Jam (Turn It Up)” - 2010 single by Kim Kardashian, written and produced by The-Dream called a “dead-brained piece of generic dance music” by the Daily News. A video, directed by Hype Williams, was made for the song in which an oil-slicked Kardashian crawls from one end of a room to another wearing pink leather underwear. Only 55 seconds of the video have ever been released and Kardashian has vowed to never sing again.
Jenner, Bruce - Former U.S. track and field athlete. Winner of the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Married to Kris Jenner from 1991 to 2014. More recently he has been under the microscope of celebrity gossip, thanks to reality television and the drastic transformation of his physical appearance, thanks to surgical procedures like a chondrolaryngoplasty, the shaving of the Adam's apple.
Jenner, Brody - Youngest son of Bruce Jenner, making him a step-sibling to the Kardashian family. Became a prominent reality television star separate of the Kardashians when he dated Lauren Conrad and later Kristin Cavallari on MTV's The Hills.
K - The most important, if not the only, letter in the alphabet.
Kardashian Kollection - Low-budget fashion line founded by Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian that sells exclusively at Sears, promising followers the dream of dressing like the Kardashians for a fraction of the price.
Kardashian Konfidential - 2010 memoir “written” by Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian filled with confessions like how Khloe lost her virginity at age 14, how Jennifer Lopez made Kim realize it was okay to have a “big booty,” and how Khloe slathers Vaseline on her feet once a week.
Kavanaugh, Kassandra - Character played by Kourtney Kardashian in a 2011 episode of the soap opera, One Life to Live. Kavanaugh was a personal injury lawyer who was arrested after punching a man at a gym.
“Kendall” - Slick, one-name moniker Kendall Jenner adopted for her modeling career.
Kierkegaard, Søren - 19th century Danish philosopher, theologian, poet and social critic widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. The inspiration for the popular Twitter account, KimKierkegaardashian, which mashes up the philosophy of Kierkegaard with the tweets and quotes of Kim Kardashian.
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood - Application for iPhone and Android phones in which users live out every facet—style, relationships, career choices—of their own Hollywood rise-to-fame story with the guidance of Kim Kardashian. Released in June 2014, the app is expected to make $200 million by the end of 2014, reportedly netting Kardashian herself as much as $85 million.
Kim Kardashian Superstar - 2007 official release by Vivid Entertainment of Kim Kardashian's 2003 sex tape with then-boyfriend, Ray J. Kardashian initially filed a lawsuit against Vivid for distributing the tape before settling for $5 million. Many credit the sex tape with being the root of Kardashian's fame.
Kimsaprincess Productions - Production company founded by Kim Kardashian. To date has only produced the release of one video series, Kardashian's line of workout DVDs.
Kris - FOX daytime talk show hosted by Kris Jenner. Though only lasting 16 episodes, Kris has the distinction of landing the first interview with Kanye West following the birth of his child with Kim Kardashian, in which pictures of the child were revealed for the first time.
LaChapelle, David - Commercial and fine-art photographer, music video and film director. Shot the Kardashians' 2013 Christmas card, a dystopic, literal pop culture explosion, Las Vegas-inspired tapestry.
Lachey, Nick - Former lead singer of the boy band 98 Degrees, former husband of Jessica Simpson, and former boyfriend of Kim Kardashian for one week. In a 2013 interview with Details, Lachey accused Kardashian of alerting the paparazzi to the locations of their dates so that they could be photographed.
Lana Del Rey - Indie singer-songwriter of whom Kim Kardashian is an enormous fan. Del Rey's song “Young and Beautiful” was played by a symphony at AT&T Park when Kanye West proposed to Kardashian, and Del Rey herself performed the song in person at the couple's wedding rehearsal dinner at the Palace of Versailles.
Las Vegas - Nevada city internationally renown for its casinos, shopping, and nightlife. Also the home to several important moments in Kardashian history, such as the birthday parties of Khloe and Kim Kardashian and the time Scott Disick shoved money in a waiter's mouth.
Laser Hair Removal - Process of removing hair by using laser light pulses to destroy the follicle used frequently by Kim Kardashian. As she admitted on “Oprah's Next Chapter”: “I've lasered everything.”
Leibovitz, Annie - American portrait photographer who shot Kim Kardashian and Kanye West for the cover of Vogue Magazine. Drama arose between Leibovitz and West when West stated that she pulled out of photographing his wedding with Kardashian because she was “scared of the celebrity.” A representative for Leibovitz later diffused the situation by saying that Leibovitz was never confirmed to shoot the wedding, unbeknownst to West.
Lips - Signature feature of 17-year-old Kylie Jenner. Thanks to her multitude of sensual close-up selfies, many have suspected Jenner of receiving a steady dose of lip injections.
Lohan, Lindsay - Former movie star and acquaintance of Kim Kardashian. Lohan attended Kardashian's second wedding in a white dress while on probation.
Lopez, Jennifer - Also known as J.Lo, an American actress, singer and dancer. The admitted idol of Kim Kardashian, mostly because she had a successful career while having a disproportionately big butt.
Lord Disick - The self-anointed name of Scott Disick, stylized in the same vein as Louis Vuitton's logo.
Malibu - Affluent beach community found in Los Angeles County, and site of the deterioration of Kris and Bruce Jenner's marriage, which began to break down when he moved to the family's beach house full-time, in 2013.
Miami - Florida city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Home to a Dash store and the spin-off show, Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, a show that highlighted Kim Kardashian stealing sister Kourtney's breast milk to treat her psoriasis.
Montana, French - Bronx-based rapper, former boyfriend of Khloe Kardashian. Montana has the distinction of being Kardashian's first official boyfriend following her breakup with her reportedly crack-addicted husband, Lamar Odom. He featured Khloe in his video for “Don't Panic,” and she allowed him to become more famous.
Montecito - By definition, a “census-designated place” in Santa Barbara County, Calif. that is only of note because Kim Kardashian married Kris Humphries there.
Morris, Blaine - Actress best known for playing the lesbian character Betty Nardone in the UK series Skins. Also known for being the waitress who reportedly had money thrown in her face by a dine-and-dashing Kendall Jenner.
Nash, Terius - Government name of R&B/pop producer and singer The-Dream, who wrote, produced, and provided background vocals for Kim Kardashian's “Jam (Turn It Up).” After the song was panned by critics, Nash proclaimed he was just “goofing off” when making it.
Obama, Barack - The 44th President of the United States and frequent foe of the Kardashian family. Friction first arose in 2009 when the president called Kanye West a “jackass” for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs. The president reiterated those thoughts in a 2012 interview with The Atlantic. A year later, he continued to attack the family, saying in a speech that American youths shouldn't aspire to be Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Kris Jenner responded to the comment on Kris, and West has since mentioned the president in radio interviews, saying, “[Obama] shouldn't mention my baby mama's name,” and “You can't effect change from inside the White House.” Most recently, in a 2014 interview with British GQ, Kardashian said, “I don't think it's very appropriate for the president of the United States to be commenting on pop culture.”
Odom, Lamar - Professional basketball player and former husband of Khloe Kardashian. Were married on Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2009 and featured on their own spin-off show, Khloe & Lamar from 2011 to 2012. Odom and Kardashian separated in 2013 amidst reports of Odom's infidelity and addiction to not just candy, but crack cocaine.
Olympics - International sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions. The initial source of fame for Bruce Jenner, who became a national sensation featured on boxes of Wheaties after winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Games.
Ora, Rita - British pop singer, sometimes described as a poor-man's Rihanna. Dated Rob Kardashian in 2012. After their breakup, Kardashian went on a tirade on Twitter, accusing Ora of cheating on him with 20 other men. “How can a woman who is so busy trying to start her own career have time to be with so many dudes all while in a relationship?!” Kardashian asked. Ora has since denied ever being in a relationship with Kardashian.
Perry, Tyler - Unlikely successful director, screenwriter, and cross-dressing actor. Producer of such hits as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea Goes to Jail. Responsible for casting Kim Kardashian as the main character's co-worker in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. On Kardashian's performance, critics said, “At least she has a pulse” and “[Her] monotonous line readings demonstrate that she saved her real acting talents for her sex tape.”
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a group both supported and thwarted by the Kardashian family. Khloe Kardashian has posed naked for the movement and also worn fur jackets with the phrase “Fuck Yo Fur” written on them in red paint, while Kim Kardashian has been slammed by the group for swimming with dolphins. “Kim is free to leave the pool, but for the dolphins, it's a lifetime sentence,” said PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange.
Plastic Surgery - Corrective form of aesthetic surgery concerned with restoring bodily form. A constant topic of debate for the Kardashians, as many have speculated how much the family utilizes it. Kris Jenner has admitted to getting a facelift and breast implants, along with Kourtney Kardashian, who got implants for her 18th birthday; Kim Kardashian has only been accused of having her butt enhanced and Kylie Jenner has been accused of receiving lip injections.
Playboy - Men's lifestyle magazine featuring photographs of nude women. One of those nude women: Kim Kardashian. She posed for the magazine's December 2007 issue. Kardashian's photoshoot was famously captured on the first season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Three years later, Kardashian admitted to Harper's Bazaar that she regretted posing for the magazine and that she was compelled to do it when her mother Kris Jenner told her, “They might never ask you again. Our show isn't on the air yet. No one knows who you are.”
QVC - Abbreviation for “Quality, Value, Convenience,” QVC is a cable television network specializing in home shopping. In 2010, the Kardashian sisters launched K-DASH, a new line of clothing and accessories exclusively for QVC. Kourtney Kardashian once hijacked a K-DASH segment on QVC to say the words “camel toe” repeatedly.
Ray J - Real name: William Ray Norwood Jr., brother of pop singer Brandy and first cousin to Snoop Dogg. Ray J dated Kim Kardashian in 2003 and was her male counterpart—and arguably the most featured player—in the 2007 sex tape Kim Kardashian Superstar. Seven years after the release of the sex tape, Ray J reminded everyone one of his existance and accomplishments by stating that he had sexual intercourse with Kardashian before Kanye West in the song “I Hit It First.”
Razzie Awards - Annual awards show (since 1980) that recognizes the worst in film. Kim Kardashian was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Disaster Movie in 2009, and won Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor in 2014.
Reading - Something Kendall Jenner admitted to being the worst at at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
Rebels: City of Indira: The Story of Lex and Livia - Young Adult novel “written” by Kendall and Kylie Jenner about two girls who live “worlds apart” in the futuristic, fictional dystopia of Indra. Reviewers called the book “laughable” and have stated, “These girls can't even read.” (See above entry.)
Roldan, Alex - Longtime hair stylist of Kris Jenner and long rumored biological father of Khloe Kardashian. The rumor hit a high point in 2012 when Kylie Jenner tweeted a picture of Roldan and Kardashian with the caption, “First official photo of my sister and her dad! Like father like daughter!” She was joking.
Seacrest, Ryan - American radio personality and television host. Parlayed his success as a host on the E! Network into producing every single Kardashian reality show for the network. Seacrest's estimated net worth is reportedly $280 million.
Selfie - A self-portrait photograph typically taken with a camera phone and posted on a social media website, like Instagram. Approximately 89% of photographs of the Kardashians qualify as selfies and the larger trend of selfie taking was arguably pioneered by the family.
Selfish - A 352-page book authored by Kim Kardashian consisting only of selfies of Kim Kardashian. Set to hit bookshelves on April 7, 2015, which is a rumored possible date for the apocalypse.
Simpson, O.J. - Former football and acting star who was charged and then acquitted of the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was represented during the 1995 murder trial by friend and attorney Robert Kardashian, the father of Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Rob. In the days following the murders of Brown and Goldman, Kardashian was actually seen carrying Simpson's garment bag, which prosecutors speculated contained Simpson's bloody clothes or a murder weapon. Many trace the fame of the Kardashian's back to Kim Kardashian Superstar when, in truth, Simpson's murder trial was the first time the family name appeared at the forefront of American culture.
Smith, Jaden - Musician, actor, and poet; the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Close friend to the Kardashian family and long-rumored boyfriend of Kylie Jenner. The couple was reportedly spot making out at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding, to which Smith wore a white Batman costume.
Stonemason - Person who cuts and builds with stone. The surname Kardashian in Armenian translates to “son of a stonemason,” a fact that no longer has any relevance to the Kardashian family.
Styles, Harry - Member of the boy band sensation One Direction. Dated Kendall Jenner from Nov. 2013 to Feb. 2014, which subjected her to an endless amount of death threats from the boy band's fanbase.
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor - A 2013 film written and directed by Tyler Perry in which Kim Kardashian plays a small role. Kardashian won a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her role, and critics called the movie “beyond dumb” and “an awful, awful movie.”
“Theraflu” - Original title for Kanye West's 2012 song “Cold.” Popularly known as the official announcement that West and Kim Kardashain were in a relationship and that he pursued her during her marriage to Kris Humphries.
Thomas, Damon - Music producer, first husband to Kim Kardashian. Thomas and Kardashian married in 2000 when she was 19 years old. The couple divorced in 2003. Since then, Kardashian has said their separation was due to physical and emotional abuse on Thomas' part, while he's said, “She can't write or sing or dance, so she does harmful things in order to validate herself. That's a fame-whore to me.”
Tisci, Riccardo - Italian fashion designer, current Creative Director for Givenchy. A friend of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Tisci designed Kardashian's wedding dress and the dress she wore to the 2013 Met Gala, which was described as looking like a couch and something worn by Robin Williams in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire.
Tracheal Shave - Surgical procedure utilized by Bruce Jenner in which the size of the Adam's apple is reduced by shaving down the cartilage. Many suspected that Jenner's surgery was the first step toward transitioning, though nothing of the sort has come to pass.
Unbreakable Joy - Unisex fragrance released by former couple Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom in 2012. Selling for $20 on Amazon.com, Unbreakable Joy is advertised as containing all of the following fragrance notes: Spice, Bubbly Champagne, Musky Jasmine, Sweet Chocolate, and Vanilla.
University of Arizona - State university in Tucson, Arizona from which Kourtney Kardashian graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts. Though she's the only Kardashian sister to graduate from college, Kourtney failed two classes during her time as a student because she was too nervous to give speeches.
Versailles - Palace in the Île-de-France region of France that became the center of French political power in 1682 when King Louis XIV moved there from Paris. Three-plus centuries later, in 2014, the site of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding rehearsal dinner.
Vivid Entertainment - American adult film production company. The first studio to introduce celebrity sex tapes, the most popular of which was Kim Kardashian's tape with Ray J, Kim Kardashian Superstar (2007). After Kardashian sued Vivid for distributing the sex tape, the parties settled out of court for $5 million. In 2010, an anonymous party offered Vivid $20 million for the rights to Kim Kardashian Superstar, presumably to stop it from being sold and downloaded, which the company turned down.
Vocal Fry - Modern speech trend, also known as “glottalization,” in which the voice creates a creaky sound, popularized by the Kardashian sisters.
Vogue - Iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine that featured Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on its cover in April 2014. Prior to the issue, many presumed notorious Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour would never feature Kardashian on the cover, primarily because she was banned from the Wintour-run Met Gala until she began dating West (and when she did attend in 2013, Vogue.com Photoshopped her out of a photograph).
“Waking Up with Kimye” - Recurring skit on Saturday Night Live parodying Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Starring Nasim Pedrad as Kardashian and Jay Pharoah as West, the skit frequently poked fun at Kardashian's supposed brainlessness and West's unrelenting desperation to be perceived as a genius. West hates the sketch.
Waterman, Todd - Professional soccer player turned Emmy-nominated animator, the infamous ex-lover of Kris Jenner. In 2012, Waterman revealed that he and Jenner had an affair during her marriage to Robert Kardashian. A year later, new reports alleged that the two engaged in another affair when she was married to Bruce Jenner. It was also reported that Waterman and Jenner have a financial agreement that forbids him from speaking about the relationship. For the record, Waterman has insisted that he is not Khloe Kardashian's father.
West, Kanye - Rapper, husband to Kim Kardashian. After West and Kardashian began dating in 2012, West made it clear that he had been long obsessed with Kardashian. He would go on to reorganize Kardashian's closet in a now-famous episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and turn Kardashian into a fashion icon and pop culture phenomenon.
West, North - First daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West born June 15, 2013. Expected to assume control of the Free States of America in 2047.
X Factor - Television music competition franchise created by Simon Cowell. Khloe Kardashian co-hosted season two of the American version of the show with Mario Lopez, a disastrous experience for Kardashian in which she accidentally showed her nipples for an entire episode and struggled with the show's live format at nearly every turn. Before the start of X Factor's third season, Lopez was welcomed back as host. Kardashian was not.
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