Kekism

Kekism

English

Etymology

From kek (Internet interjection representing laughter) or Kek (the name of an Ancient Egyptian frog god, used in reference to Pepe the Frog) combined with -ism.

Noun

Kekism

1. (Internet slang, 4chan, alt-right) A jocular religion centered on the alt-right meme Kek.
   • 2018, George Hawley, The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know, page 116:

     Alt-Right circles began talking about “Esoteric Kekism” as their religion.

   • 2020, Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, unnumbered page:

     From there, it was only a short step to “Kekism,” at once a joke religion and a precursor of the reactionary radicalization to follow.

   • 2021, Damon T. Barry, Christianity and the Alt-Right: Exploring the Relationship, unnumbered page:

     Kekism's serious playfulness reflects certain views of religion among those associated with the Alt-Right, but it also confronts the contentiousness of religious topics by parodying them.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kekism.