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Kekistan en · PROPN

Etymology

From kek (Internet interjection representing laughter) or Kek (an anglicization of kkw, the name of an Ancient Egyptian god of darkness sometimes depicted as a frog, used in reference to Pepe the Frog) + -istan (stereotypical Muslim country suffix, used ironically).

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:4chan slang) A fictional country associated with Western alt-right values.
    • The new “national flag” of “Kekistan” made its appearance not only in Twitter avatars and on 4chan boards, but also in real life. 2020, Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, unnumbered page:
    • The Kekistan flag is a German Nazi regimental design with the swastika replaced by a series of Ks, serving as a symbol of one's alignment with neo-fascism. 2020, Christopher Ketcham, Unflattering Photos of Fascists: Authoritarianism in Trump's America, unnumbered page:
    • Kekistan has not only a fictional flag but an anthem, the 1980s pop song Shadilay. 2019, Paul Mason, Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, unnumbered page:

Deriveds

Kekistani

wikipedia: Pepe the Frog