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What does KK mean in a text?

By Sarah Rowe

The kk online acronym simply means “okay” or “message acknowledged.” It’s the same as nodding in person or saying “cool,” “gotcha,” etc. It’s common to see kk or KK as a text message abbreviation or when you’re playing online games.

Is KK rude?

According to Urban Dictionary: “Importantly, using ‘kk’ instead of ‘Okay’ avoids any suggestion of sarcasm or doubt. There are lots of ways of inflecting Okay. kk is just pure acknowledgement; your message is received.

What does ** mean in texting?

Asterisk. Meaning: You’re afraid the person isn’t as cool as you. The main reason people use asterisks in a text is to censor a word, for example: “I like deep-fried sandwiches so my friends call me the C*** of Monte Cristo.

Acronym. Definition. KKKK. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.

Does KK mean kiss kiss?

KK stands for Kiss Kiss.

“Kk” is the closest to gotcha. It means message received, roger that. “Okay” is obviously the most professional way to type the word, and I will vouch that it is also safe to casually use in text messages.

What does Ty mean?

TY is an acronym meaning Thank You.

What does B mean in text?

B is a letter, yes, but it’s also a shortening of several words: brother, babe, bae, boo … you get the point.

IG stands for the social media platform Instagram. It also sometimes short for I guess.

What does SMH mean in text?

SMH. Stands for Shaking My Head when you are obviously disgusted by something. Donald Trump’s latest gig (sorry, speech) had me SMH! Also read: Mancrimination, Dubsmash and more: If these terms have you foxed, read our decoder.

What does TTYL mean?

The initialism ttyl stands for “talk to you later.”

How do Japanese laugh in text?

Wwww is the Japanese equivalent of the English hahahaha, used to express laughter online and in text message. The more w’s, the more enthusiastic the laughter. Like haha, wwww can be shortened to w(ww) and can have an ironic tone.