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minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear11·4 years agoI distinctly remember it being a thing in Starcraft before WoW. link
minus-squareThe_word_of_dog [he/him]hexbear14·edit-24 years agoIt's the translation of "lol" from orcish to human. When horde would communicate in chat alliance members would see "kek" instead of "lol". Unless that itself is a reference to star craft, then probably not lol link
minus-squareneebay [any,undecided]hexbear3·4 years agoyou're right, they made "lol" translate to "kek" as an intentional reference to the "kekekeke Zerg rush" memes link
minus-squareAzarova [they/them]hexbear9·4 years agoI think you're thinking of "Zerg rush kekeke" which isnt related. link
minus-squareBattlemechPotemkin [he/him]hexbear8·4 years agoKekeke comes from Korean Starcraft players. ㅋㅋㅋ is a laugh onomatopoeia. link
minus-squareAzarova [they/them]hexbear3·4 years agooh shit i never made that connection. i always thought it was supposed to be the sound of zerglings hitting things or something like that. link
I distinctly remember it being a thing in Starcraft before WoW.
It's the translation of "lol" from orcish to human. When horde would communicate in chat alliance members would see "kek" instead of "lol".
Unless that itself is a reference to star craft, then probably not lol
you're right, they made "lol" translate to "kek" as an intentional reference to the "kekekeke Zerg rush" memes
Yeah that makes sense
I think you're thinking of "Zerg rush kekeke" which isnt related.
Kekeke comes from Korean Starcraft players. ㅋㅋㅋ is a laugh onomatopoeia.
oh shit i never made that connection. i always thought it was supposed to be the sound of zerglings hitting things or something like that.