"ㅋㅋㅋ" meaning in Korean

See ㅋㅋㅋ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [kxɯkxɯkxɯ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: kkk [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare e.g. Portuguese kkk and Japanese けけけ (kekeke). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ko}} Onomatopoeic, {{cog|pt|kkk}} Portuguese kkk, {{cog|ja|けけけ|tr=kekeke}} Japanese けけけ (kekeke) Head templates: {{ko-interjection|rr=kkk}} ㅋㅋㅋ • (kkk)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) haha, lol, kek (non-dismissive) Tags: Internet Synonyms: ㅎㅎ Related terms: (dismissive), ㅋㅋ (kk)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ㅋㅋㅋ meaning in Korean (1.9kB)

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          "expansion": "→ English: kek",
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      "text": "→ English: kek"
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        [
          "haha",
          "haha"
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          "kek"
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          "word": "ㅋ"
        },
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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      "other": "[크크크]"
    }
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Japanese けけけ (kekeke)",
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    }
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      "roman": "dismissive",
      "word": "ㅋ"
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      "word": "ㅋㅋ"
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      "ipa": "[kxɯkxɯkxɯ]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[크크크]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ㅋㅋㅋ"
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