# kek
## 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".

### Pronunciation

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

### Interjection

kek
* (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 (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 (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 (Usenet):> "an hour or two a day" "chasing old Checkmate posts." > >kek

#### Usage notes

* Since 2016, the term kek has been associated with some sectors of the American white supremacist alt-right movement.

#### Derived terms

* top kek
* Kekistan

#### 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)
* (Internet slang) To laugh.

#### Synonyms

* LOL

### See also

* kek lapis (etymologically unrelated)

### References

* ↑ Sarkar, Samit (2017 September 14) “Bungie explains how Destiny 2 armor resembling hate symbol made it into the game”, in Polygon, retrieved August 4, 2018
* ↑ Moomaw, Graham (2017 February 16) “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
* ↑ Mardell, Mark (2016 September 22) “Naked Nigel, the God Kek and modern politics”, in BBC News‎
* ↑ King, James (2016 November 22) “Cucks & Kek: Racism's Old Guard Reaches Out To An Online Generation”, in Vocativ‎, archived from the original on 11 November 2020
* ↑ Lock, Colm (2016 December 1) “Harambe and the magic of memes”, in The Mancunion‎, retrieved February 26, 2017
* ↑ Harkinson, Josh (2016 October 27) “Meet the White Nationalist Trying To Ride The Trump Train to Lasting Power”, in Mother Jones‎
* ↑ Hathaway, Jay (2016 November 7) “Trump Fans Unleash Last-Minute Flood of Pepe the Frog Memes”, in The Daily Dot‎, retrieved February 26, 2017

## Albanian
### Etymology

A modern borrowing, from English cake.

### Noun

kek m
* cake, pie

#### Declension
## Atong (India)
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kek/

### Etymology 1

From English cake.

#### Noun

kek (Bengali script কেক)
* cake

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kek- (Bengali script কেক)
* to chop (wood)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

kek- (Bengali script কেক)
* to grow

### Etymology 4
#### Adjective

kek- (Bengali script কেক, type 1)
* blunt; dull

### References

* van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

## Basque
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

kek
* ergative indefinite of ke

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kek
* ergative plural of ka

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from German keck. Doublet of kwiek.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

kek (comparative kekker, superlative kekst)
* (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.
* (Netherlands, by extension) fashionable
* (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.

#### Synonyms

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

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: kek

## Fiji Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /keːk/

### Noun

kek
* cake

### References

* Fiji Hindi Dictionary

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɛk/

### Noun

kek
* cake

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkeʔ/ [ˈkeʔ]
* Syllabification: kek

#### Noun

kek
* (vocative) Clipping of kakek (“grandfather”).

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian)
** IPA: /ˈkeʔ/ [ˈkeʔ]
** IPA: (especially when stressed, rare) /ˈkek/ [ˈkek̚]
* Syllabification: kek

#### Adverb

kek
* Syncopic form of kayak (“like, such as”)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkek/ [ˈkek̚]
* Syllabification: kek

#### Noun

kek (plural kek-kek)
* Alternative form of keik (“cake”)

### Further reading

* “kek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From English cake.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [keʔ]
* Rhymes: -eʔ

### Noun

kek (Jawi spelling کيک, plural kek-kek, informal 1st possessive kekku, 2nd possessive kekmu, 3rd possessive keknya)
* cake

### Further reading

* “kek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* keik

### Pronunciation

IPA: [çeːk]

### Verb

kek
* past of kike

## Talysh
### Etymology

Cognate with Persian کک (kak).

### Noun

kek
* flea

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English cake.

### Noun

kek
* cake

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cake.

### Noun

kek (definite accusative keki, plural kekler)
* cake

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension
## Volapük
### Noun

kek (nominative plural keks)
* cake

#### Declension

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

## Zazaki
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

kek m
* Alternative form of kekı (“flea”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kek m
* mister

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

kek
* cake