top kek

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From top +‎ kek; coined by 4chan in 2013 as an intentional catachresis of Turkish Topkek, a brand of cupcake, which was posted to the imageboard as a variant of the then-popular Top Gun hat internet meme.

Interjection

[edit]

top kek

  1. (Internet slang) A reaction which indicates that the speaker is highly amused.

Alternative forms

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

top kek (not comparable)

  1. (predicative, Internet slang) highly amusing
    • 2018 March 21, Cecilia D'Anastasio, “What's Really Going On With All Those Hacked Fortnite Accounts”, in Kotaku[1]:
      Hackers I interviewed say that’s because security for Epic Games’ software is, in John’s words, “top kek.”
    • Liz Sommer (2018 August 14) “kek + top kek”, in STAYHIPP[2], retrieved 25 May 2019