"Kek" originated as a variation of "lel", itself a variation of "lol" that was programmed into the video game World of Warcraft (2004) or alternatively a Korean onomatopoeia for laughter written as "kekeke". The phrase then became associated with the Egyptian deity of the same name.
kek
I like how it's also similar to the beginning of a stifled laugh; for emphasis I sometimes use "kekekek" like heheheh
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"Kek" originated as a variation of "lel", itself a variation of "lol" that was programmed into the video game World of Warcraft (2004) or alternatively a Korean onomatopoeia for laughter written as "kekeke". The phrase then became associated with the Egyptian deity of the same name.
kek
I like how it's also similar to the beginning of a stifled laugh; for emphasis I sometimes use "kekekek" like heheheh