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keys

keez
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An intentionally garbled spelling of "kys" ("kill yourself"), used online to dodge automatic word filters.
"The comment got flagged anyway even though he'd typed "keys" instead of the real phrase."

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In plain EnglishA disguised, filter-dodging way of typing a harmful internet phrase telling someone to kill themselves.

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Extremely hostile online slang — never appropriate outside describing internet harassment tactics.

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