here<\/a>).<\/p>\nExample Usage<\/h2>\n
\u201cHave you seen the video with the kitten and dog playing? KEK!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see Kevin Hart\u2019s new comedy special last night? KEK!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI laugh every time I watch Jo Burnham\u2019s videos. KEK!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKEK! I can\u2019t believe how funny this is!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChad is so alt-right it\u2019s not even funny. He\u2019s such a kek.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToby is the most hateful person I know. He\u2019s definitely a kek.\u201d<\/p>\n
Origin<\/h2>\n
The popular online video game World of Warcraft <\/em>was released on November 23 of 2004. In the game, players choose different types of characters they want to play. One type of character available to play is an Orc. When players choose to be Orcs, if they type \u201cLOL\u201d into the in-game chat, it automatically autocorrects to \u201cKEK\u201d. This is supposed to mimic the language of the Orcs and the sound that they would actually make when laughing. This is commonly accepted to be where \u201cKEK\u201d first appeared.<\/p>\nAfter the U.S. presidential election of 2016, the Internet adopted \u201cKek\u201d to refer to alt-right political persons or parties. Now, the phrase is typically used to refer to white supremacy, antisemitism, and other hateful ideologies. This was to the disappointment of many gamers, who had always used \u201cKEK\u201d as an expression of laughter in their games.<\/p>\n
Though \u201cKEK\u201d is still most commonly seen as a form of \u201cLOL\u201d, the new alt-right meaning of the phrase has tainted the term that many used to love.<\/p>\n
Phrases Similar to KEK<\/h2>\n\n- LOL<\/li>\n
- LMAO<\/li>\n
- ROFL<\/li>\n
- Hateful\/extremist\/etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Phrases Opposite to KEK<\/h2>\n\n- Crying\/sadness\/etc.<\/li>\n
- Anger\/agitation\/etc.<\/li>\n
- Leftist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n\n- Depending on the context, \u201cKEK\u201d either means \u201cLOL\u201d or \u201calt-right\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ways People May Incorrectly Say KEK<\/h2>\n
\u201cKEK\u201d is typically used to show laughter, or to refer to alt-right or hateful groups. Using this term when one is not laughing, or is speaking of common leftist or non-hateful ideologies would be incorrect. Some ways that \u201cKEK\u201d is used incorrectly are:<\/p>\n
\n- Did you see that really sad video of the person who lost their dog? KEK!<\/li>\n
- Ashley is one of the nicest people I\u2019ve ever met. She\u2019s such a kek.<\/li>\n
- The ending of this book made me cry harder than any book I\u2019ve ever read. KEK!<\/li>\n
- I\u2019ve never heard Tony say anything racist or sexist. He must be a kek.<\/li>\n
- Marley and Me <\/em>is such a sad movie. KEK!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Acceptable Ways to Phrase KEK<\/h2>\n\n- Have you seen Jeff Dunham\u2019s new comedy show? That guy always makes me laugh. KEK!<\/li>\n
- John is the biggest white supremacist I\u2019ve ever talked to. What a kek!<\/li>\n
- Every time I play Cards Against Humanity, I laugh so hard my eyes start watering. KEK!<\/li>\n
- Paul is so antisemitic, I almost can\u2019t believe it. He\u2019s a huge kek.<\/li>\n
- Amy is super homophobic, she talks about it all of the time. She\u2019s definitely a kek.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Are you used to joking around with your friends online? Maybe you want to send a sign of your amusement without using the typical terms? If so, there are a few things you can say to get your point across. \u201cKEK\u201d is an example of this. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7277"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7436,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7277\/revisions\/7436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}