"keming" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-keming.wav
Etymology: Coined by various sources in the early 1990s as an intentional misspelling of kerning by combining the r and n into an m, as an example of improper kerning due to the increasing growth of desktop publishing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} keming (uncountable)
  1. (typography, humorous) Improper kerning. Tags: humorous, uncountable
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