Kekism

English Etymology From en kek Internet interjection representing laughter or Kek (mythology) Kek (the name of an Ancient Egyptian frog god, used in reference to Pepe the Frog) combined with en -ism. Noun en Internet slang 4chan alt-right A jocular religion centered on the alt-right meme Kek. en 2018 George Hawley The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Alt_Right/ulByDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22kekism%22&pg=PA116 116 Alt-Right circles began talking about “Esoteric Kekism” as their religion. en 2020 Tara Isabella Burton Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World https://www.google.com/books/edition/Strange_Rites/o4GnDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kekismi%22&pg=PT223 unnumbered From there, it was only a short step to “Kekism,” at once a joke religion and a precursor of the reactionary radicalization to follow. en 2021 Damon T. Barry Christianity and the Alt-Right: Exploring the Relationship https://www.google.com/books/edition/Christianity_and_the_Alt_Right/-n8wEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kekism%27s+serious+playfulness+%22&pg=PT27 unnumbered Kekism's serious playfulness reflects certain views of religion among those associated with the Alt-Right, but it also confronts the contentiousness of religious topics by parodying them. en en 4chan slang