"reee" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Etymology: From the sound made by certain species of frogs to ward off predators, combined with the Pepe the Frog and "autistic screeching" memes. According to Know Your Meme, first attested in a 4chan post published December 27, 2014. Head templates: {{en-interj}} reee
  1. (Internet slang, 4chan) Indicating extreme anger or distress. Wikipedia link: Know Your Meme, Pepe the Frog Tags: Internet
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          "ref": "2016 May 30, Jesse Singal, “4chan Isn't Sure Whether It's Excited the Times Wrote Up Its Anti-Semitism”, in New York Magazine, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-08:",
          "text": "\"REEEE shut it down! The normies know!\" said one poster, for another. \"FUCKING NORMIES STOP WRITING ARTICLES ABOUT MY BOARD REEEEEEEEEEEEE,\" screamed another. \"Every time a big news story links back to 4chan, a board is lost to newfags,\" lamented a third.",
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          "ref": "2016 December 30, Aja Romano, “The 2016 culture war, as illustrated by the alt-right”, in Vox, archived from the original on 2023-08-01:",
          "text": "\"Reeeeeeee\" ¶ This is the alt-right's battle cry — another broader 4chan meme subsumed into the movement. One redditor describes it as \"something of 'warcry' for socially maladapted people.\" And because it originated on 4chan, there's also a good chance that it's also intended to mock the mentally disabled.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2017 June 9, Jason Koebler, Louise Matsakis, “Pepe Is Banned From the Apple App Store”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-08-04:",
          "text": "\"Why did we make a game about Pepe? We saw some memes featuring Pepe screaming 'REEEEE' and something just 'clicked,'\" a developer for Spirit Realm Games told us in an email. \"We thought it was a silly and funny idea to just show off to our friends, nothing more, so we built it just for fun.\"",
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