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"Kek" is a translation of the acronym "LOL" (express joy out loud) when reading text written by members of the Horde faction every bit an Alliance thespian in the online multiplayer game World of Warcraft (WoW). "Kek" is also associated with the unrelated Turkish snack food Topkek, which is often discussed on the /s4s/ (Shit 4chan Says) board on 4chan.

Origin

The term has its origins in the Korean language, as the onomatopoeia ㅋㅋㅋ, in which ㅋ stands for the "one thousand" sounds, similar in raspy, stifled laughter. In the real-time strategy game Starcraft, considering the game originally did not back up the Korean language, the onomatopoeia was written as "Kekeke" which can be translated to "Hahaha" in English.

In the online multiplayer role-playing game WoW, released on November 23rd, 2004, players tin choose to play on either the Brotherhood or Horde factions, which are considered enemies within the game'south universe. Players of separate factions are unable to communicate with one-another, equally their typed text is run through an in-game translator. For players of the Horde faction, typing the letters "LOL" results in members of the Alliance faction reading "KEK".

Spread

On March 22nd, 2005, Urban Lexicon^[one] user drat submitted an entry for the word "kek," defining information technology as "'lol' in Orcish." On June 19th, 2007, Yahoo Answers^[6] member Mr. Questionair submitted a question nearly cross-faction communication, to which user ArcadianStormcrow replied that when Horde players speak the discussion "lol," it shows up as "kek" for Alliance players. On Apr 4th, 2008, a thread was submitted to the Gamespot Forums^[7] which included mentions of "kek" and "lol" among other faction translations. On June 24th, 2009, Wow Insider^[8] published an commodity on communicating with enemies, noting that saying "kek" every bit an Alliance thespian will non translate as "lol" to a Horde player. On February 16th, 2010, Wowhead Forums^[two] member sistereinstein submitted a thread asking if "kek" was a new slang term for "LOL." On September 2d, 2011, an entry for "kek" was submitted to the slang website Net Slang,^[three] defining it as "LOL in WOW."

Topkek

Topkek is a brand of Turkish cake which is often combined with the neologism "Elevation Lel" associated with the Meridian Gun Lid worn by the character Adam in the American sitcom Workaholics. According to Encyclopedia Dramatica,^[iv] Topkek became notable on the /s4s/ board on May 13th, 2013, when user prime government minister face began posting photographs of the snack nutrient.

Topkek snack photoshopped with a Top Kek hat

On June 5th, a Facebook^[5] page titled "Pinnacle kek" was launched. On July 12th, 2013, Redditor glnskp submitted a screenshot of a Topkek 4chan thread to the /r/4chan subreddit, to which several Redditors replied with references to WoW. On the post-obit twenty-four hour period, YouTuber Top Kek uploaded a When I'thou Bored remix video titled "When I'm kek" featuring a slideshow containing Topkek images (shown beneath).

Cult of Kek

The Cult of Kek, also known as the Church building of Kek, is a satirical religion based around the worship of the ancient Egyptian deity Kek^[4] (likewise spelled Kuk or Keku), an androgynous God of darkness and chaos who is often depicted every bit a frog or frog-headed man in male form or a snake-headed woman in female course. On 4chan, the character Pepe the Frog is often considered a modern avatar of the diety, who uses ancient Egyptian meme magic to influence the world, often by fulfilling the wishes of posts that end in repeating numbers.