kek

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kek"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kekchi.

Symbol

kek

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Q'eqchi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Q'eqchi terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean ㅋㅋㅋ (keukeukeu, haha, representation of laughter). Since this is often used in StarCraft matches, Blizzard, StarCraft’s developers, decided to reference it in World of Warcraft: when a player of the Horde faction types "lol" using the /say messaging command, members of the opposing faction see it as "kek".[1] Not related to "kik", a typo of "lol".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Interjection

kek

  1. (Internet slang, video games) Used to indicate laughter or humour.
    • 2007 October 13, The Cynic [username], “Re: Nobel Peace belong to me.”, in alt.politics.bush[7] (Usenet):
      Now Freakie boy, for a tasty doggie biscuit, can you try saying that again without any grammatical error?
      kek kek kek kek kek
    • 2013 December 11, Steve Nickolas, “Re: 1984 Apple IIe Owner's Manual”, in comp.sys.apple2[8] (Usenet):
      Top kek.

      I can't believe Apple would derp like THAT, at least the Apple of the mid-1980s.
    • 2014 February 19, Checkmate [username] (quoting [Tor] Friendly Neighborhood Vote> Wrangler Emeritus [username]), “Checkmate's Discount House of Spatulas”, in alt.usenet.kooks[9] (Usenet):
      > "an hour or two a day" "chasing old Checkmate posts."
      >
      >kek

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

kek (third-person singular simple present keks, present participle kekking or keking, simple past and past participle kekked or keked or kek'd)

  1. (Internet slang) To laugh.

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. ^ Sarkar, Samit (14 September 2017) “Bungie explains how Destiny 2 armor resembling hate symbol made it into the game”, in Polygon, retrieved 4 August 2018
  2. ^ Moomaw, Graham (16 February 2017) “In Charlottesville, GOP candidate for governor Corey Stewart allies with alt-right-inspired blogger who wants to protect 'glorious Western civilization'”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch[1]
  3. ^ Mardell, Mark (22 September 2016) “Naked Nigel, the God Kek and modern politics”, in BBC News[2]
  4. ^ King, James (22 November 2016) “Cucks & Kek: Racism's Old Guard Reaches Out To An Online Generation”, in Vocativ[3], archived from the original on 11 November 2020
  5. ^ Lock, Colm (1 December 2016) “Harambe and the magic of memes”, in The Mancunion[4], retrieved 26 February 2017
  6. ^ Harkinson, Josh (27 October 2016) “Meet the White Nationalist Trying To Ride The Trump Train to Lasting Power”, in Mother Jones[5]
  7. ^ Hathaway, Jay (7 November 2016) “Trump Fans Unleash Last-Minute Flood of Pepe the Frog Memes”, in The Daily Dot[6], retrieved 26 February 2017

Albanian

Etymology

A modern borrowing, from English cake.

Noun

kek m

  1. cake, pie

Declension

Declension of kek
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kek keku
accusative kekun
dat./abl. keku kekut

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kek/

Etymology 1

From English cake.

Noun

kek (Bengali script কেক)

  1. cake

Etymology 2

Verb

kek- (Bengali script কেক)

  1. to chop (wood)

Etymology 3

Verb

kek- (Bengali script কেক)

  1. to grow

Etymology 4

Adjective

kek- (Bengali script কেক, type 1)

  1. blunt; dull

References

Basque

Etymology 1

Noun

kek

  1. ergative indefinite of ke

Etymology 2

Noun

kek

  1. ergative plural of ka

Dutch

FWOTD – 4 October 2019

Etymology

Borrowed from German keck. Doublet of kwiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Adjective

kek (comparative kekker, superlative kekst)

  1. (Netherlands) eye-catching (visually pleasing in a hip or bold manner)
    • 2016 February 19, Thijs Zonneveld, “De beige sjaal van Dick Advocaat is een statement”, in Algemeen Dagblad:
      Dick doet er niet aan mee. Geen kekke overhemden, geen moeilijke kapsels (al was dat over zijn schedel gekamde haar dat hij vroeger had ook een soort van hip, destijds), geen laklederen laarsjes en geen Only God Can Judge Me-tatoeage in zijn nek.
      Dick does not go along with it. No flashy shirts, no difficult hairdo (although the hairstyle that he used to have, hair combed sideways, was also some kind of trendy, at that time), no glossy leather boots and no "Only God Can Judge Me" tattoos on his neck.
  2. (Netherlands, by extension) fashionable
  3. (Netherlands) sassy (bold and spirited; cheeky)
    • 2013 October 13, Sjoerd Hartholt, “Zo stoppen we de terreur van de straatwervers”, in HP/De Tijd:
      In feite is het verschil met bedelende zwervers niet heel groot, alleen zijn die meestal veel minder opdringerig en aanwezig. Een ander verschil is dat straatwervers vaak kekke meisjes en jongens zijn die bovendien zeggen dat je kapsel tof is en dat je een relaxt persoon lijkt.
      In fact the difference with begging vagrants is not very large, but these are usually much less intrusive and prominent. Another difference is that street promoters are often cheeky girls and boys who moreover say that your hairstyle is swell and that you seem like a relaxed kind of person.

Declension

Declension of kek
uninflected kek
inflected kekke
comparative kekker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kek kekker het kekst
het kekste
indefinite m./f. sing. kekke kekkere kekste
n. sing. kek kekker kekste
plural kekke kekkere kekste
definite kekke kekkere kekste
partitive keks kekkers

Synonyms

  • (sassy, spirited): kittig
  • (visually appealing): blits

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: kek

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keːk/

Noun

kek

  1. cake

References

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛk/

Noun

kek

  1. cake

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

kek

  1. (vocative) clipping of kakek (grandfather)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkeʔ/ [ˈkɛʔ]
      • Syllabification: kek
    • IPA(key): (especially when stressed, rare) /ˈkek/ [ˈkɛk̚]
      • Syllabification: kek
    • IPA(key): (occasionally) /ke/ [ke]

Adverb

kek

  1. Syncopic form of kayak (like, such as)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

kek (plural kek-kek)

  1. alternative form of keik (cake)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From English cake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [keʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eʔ

Noun

kek (Jawi spelling کيک, plural kek-kek)

  1. cake

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çeːk]

Verb

kek

  1. past of kike

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian کک (kak).

Noun

kek

  1. flea

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English cake.

Noun

kek

  1. cake

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

Noun

kek (definite accusative keki, plural kekler)

  1. cake

Usage notes

  • It's called "pasta" when it's with cream filling

Declension

Declension of kek
singular plural
nominative kek kekler
definite accusative keki kekleri
dative keke keklere
locative kekte keklerde
ablative kekten keklerden
genitive kekin keklerin

Volapük

Noun

kek (nominative plural keks)

  1. cake

Declension

Declension of kek
singular plural
nominative kek keks
genitive keka kekas
dative keke kekes
accusative keki kekis
vocative 1 o kek! o keks!
predicative 2 keku kekus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zazaki

Etymology 1

Noun

kek m

  1. alternative form of kekı (flea)

Etymology 2

Noun

kek m

  1. mister

Etymology 3

Noun

kek

  1. cake