Internet slang is expanding every year, and its vocabulary already has millions of very different words, the origin of which is lost in time. One of these frequently used words is "kek". What is it?
Science
We'll start with the simplest explanation of what "kek" means. Oddly enough, this word exists in ordinary language, which has nothing to do with the Internet. In scientific terms, it is the residue that remains after a chemical reaction. For example, if you evaporate sea water, s alt forms at the bottom. This will be the cake. But for a wide layman, this term is unlikely to be encountered in everyday life, and there are other meanings of the word "cake". What else could it be?
Meaning
If you suddenly come across the word "kek", it can mean one of three options.
The first is emotion. You must have heard about "lol", meaning loud laughter? So, "kek" is a malevolent chuckle. Used to make fun of someone. A sort of mockery of a person who did something wrong.
The second use of "keka" is to refer to a person. Actually, it is interpreted in the same way as in the first case, with the exception that it denotes a person, andnot just a sound into the void. According to many in the Internet community, this designation is absolutely wrong, since the word was originally used precisely as an emotional expression.
And the last meaning of the word "cake". What it is? This is the well-known Shrek from the cartoon. Although in this context a particular word is used extremely rarely.
Now let's figure out where the word "cake" came from? What is it originally?
Origin
There are two versions of the appearance of this strange word "kek". Both of them, oddly enough, refer to computer games, and released by the same company. In this case, Blizzard.
- In the StarCraft strategy, the sound "kekeke" depicted the evil laughter of creatures.
- The next version is a bit more complicated. Any person who has played World of Warcraft knows that there are two opposing sides, and the main thing is that they cannot communicate with each other. Everything written turns into abracadabra for the enemy. So, if you write the word lol, then for the enemy it was transformed into "cake". Hence the use of non-traditional spelling.
- However, there is always a separate opinion. Some argue that the word "kek" appeared due to multiple Internet memes with Shrek, and they mean exactly him and nothing more. And everything else is the invention of the unenlightened.
Which of the variants of the origin of this word is not known. All thiscovered with dust for a long time. The main thing - remember that if you just said "cake", then most likely they laughed maliciously.