ẹrin kk

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ẹ̀rín kkk, ẹ̀rín kkkk etc. (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laugh)
• ẹ̀rín kèékèé, ẹ̀rín kèékèékèé etc.
• ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́, ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ etc.
• erin kkk, erin kkkk etc. (nonstandard spelling)
• kk, kkk etc.

Etymology

From ẹ̀rín (“laughter”) + kèékèé or kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (onomatopoeic imitation of laughter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.ɾĩ́ kèé kèé/, /ɛ̀.ɾĩ́ kɛ̀ɛ́ kɛ̀ɛ́/

Interjection

ẹ̀rín kk

1. (text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of ẹ̀rín kèékèé or ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (“hahaha; lol (laughter)”).
   • 2019 October 26, “Ààmì ìdánimọ̀ orílẹ̀ èdèe Jamaica tí Kanye West lò di awuyewuye tí ó dá fìrìgbagbòó lórí ‘ìsààmì’”, in Global Voices‎^[1]:

     Mo fẹ́ràn aṣọ òtútù mi, ó kàn jẹ́ wípé inú ṣì ń bí àwọn ènìyàn mi ẹ̀rín-kkkk #SundayServiceJa

     While people still mad, i like my sweater lol #SundayServiceJa

   • 2019-5-16, @omonikeadeoti, Twitter :https://twitter.com/omonikeadeoti/status/996658093294604295

     Ẹ káàrọ̀ o, alàgbà. Ẹ bá tiẹ̀ gbé oríyìn díẹ̀ fun. (Ẹ̀rín kèékèé)

     Good morning o, bros. Give him some credit. (Lmao)

Noun

ẹ̀rín kk

1. (text messaging, Internet slang) Abbreviation of ẹ̀rín kèékèé or ẹ̀rín kẹ̀ẹ́kẹ̀ẹ́ (“laughter; giggling”).
   • 2020-5-22, DJ uglyboy, Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564459734211847&id=138292253495266

     bayii ni awọn mẹtẹẹta gbe ẹrin kkkkkkk ti wọn si di mọ ara wọn. (báyìí ni àwọn mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta gbé ẹ̀rín kkkkkkk tí wọ́n sì dì í mọ́ ara wọn.)

     thus the three of them kept their laughter.

Derived terms

• bú sẹ́rìn-ín kkk
• rẹ́rìn-ín kkk