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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

wow, that's something I was happy to not have heard in a while

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why? It's basically just 'lol, isn't it? Same as the Brazilian 'jajaja'

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it was related to trump bullshit involving Pepe being racist around 2015-16

[–] Shellbeach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's lol in orcish from wow and pre-dates whichever facepalming shenanigans of.... that guy

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

that's true, there was that, but then on 4chan it became "pepe says kek on doubles" and then "meme things into existence" and then it got all twisted with meming trump into the presidency by saying kek a lot or something, and that sort of ruined it