Gaming
kekw
What does kekw mean?
Can carry a slightly mocking edge, laughing AT someone's fail rather than just with the joke.
"KEKW you really queued ranked at 3am and got hardstuck."
Origin
Coined on Twitch around 2019, combining 'KEK' (a Korean/StarCraft-rooted laugh equivalent to LOL) with the El Risitas laughing-Spaniard meme. The 'W' is just emote-naming convention.
Frequently asked questions
What does KEKW mean in slang?
It means intense laughter, like LMAO or 'I'm dying.' It started as a Twitch emote of a laughing man.
Is KEKW the same as LOL?
Roughly, but KEKW is stronger and Twitch-flavored, more like LMAO with a hint of laughing at someone's misfortune.
Where does the KEK part come from?
KEK is an old gaming-era laugh that traces to StarCraft, where Korean players' 'ㅋㅋㅋ' rendered as 'kekeke' for opposing factions.
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