Kappa

kappa käppä English Etymology From en kappa, borrowed from en ja 河童 kappa water imp. Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee. Pronunciation en /ˈkæ.pə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-Kappa.wav US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kappa.wav US Noun en Twitch-speak An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false. Interjection en internet Used to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv Further reading 21 October 2015 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-a-former-twitch-employee-has-one-of-the-most-reproduced-faces-ever/ How Kappa Became The Face Of Twitch FiveThirtyEight David Goldenberg https://web.archive.org/web/20260223182507/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-a-former-twitch-employee-has-one-of-the-most-reproduced-faces-ever/ 23 February 2026 https://dotesports.com/culture/news/kappa-meaning-twitch-meme-15708 Dot Esports 7 July 2017 What does Kappa mean? Adam Newell https://web.archive.org/web/20230208012331/https://dotesports.com/culture/news/kappa-meaning-twitch-meme-15708 8 February 2023 German de: Pronunciation de /ˈkapa/ de De-Kappa.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Kap pa Etymology 1 de :lbor grc:κάππα de grc κάππα. Noun n,(s),s kappa Greek letter Declension n,(s),s Etymology 2 de :clipping Kapazität Noun f,s de informal de Kapazität Declension f,s Further reading de Greek letter names