Kekistan

English

Etymology

From kek (Internet interjection representing laughter) or Kek (an anglicization of kkw, the name of an Ancient Egyptian god of darkness sometimes depicted as a frog, used in reference to Pepe the Frog) combined with -stan (stereotypical Middle Eastern country suffix, used ironically).

Proper noun

Kekistan

1. (Internet slang, 4chan, alt-right) A fictional country associated with Western alt-right values.
   • 2019, Paul Mason, Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, unnumbered page:

     Kekistan has not only a fictional flag but an anthem, the 1980s pop song Shadilay.

   • 2020, Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, unnumbered page:

     The new “national flag” of “Kekistan” made its appearance not only in Twitter avatars and on 4chan boards, but also in real life.

   • 2020, Christopher Ketcham, Unflattering Photos of Fascists: Authoritarianism in Trump's America, unnumbered page:

     The Kekistan flag is a German Nazi regimental design with the swastika replaced by a series of Ks, serving as a symbol of one's alignment with neo-fascism.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kekistan.

Derived terms

• Kekistani