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Lul Vs Kekw?

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LUL— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

LUL A Twitch emote depicting a laughing face, used as the platform's standard shorthand equivalent of "lol" for expressing that something is funny.

Origin:Added to Twitch based on a photo of streamer TotalBiscuit laughing, LUL became one of the site's most frequently used emotes, functioning as chat's default laughter reaction.
First Seen:2013
Peak Era:Not established
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (A Genuinely Funny LUL Moment) / -1 Aura (Spamming It on Something That's Not Actually Funny)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"LUL, he tripped over his own controller cord mid-match."

KEKW— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE

KEKW A Twitch emote depicting an extremely exaggerated laughing face, used to express something is much funnier than a standard LUL reaction warrants.

Origin:Emerged on the third-party BetterTTV/FrankerFaceZ emote extensions before spreading widely across Twitch chat culture as an escalated version of LUL for genuinely hilarious moments.
First Seen:2018
Peak Era:Not established
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (A Genuinely KEKW-Worthy Moment) / -1 Aura (Using It on Something Only Mildly Amusing)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"KEKW, he fell for the exact same trap twice in a row."

LUL VS KEKW

LUL

A Twitch emote depicting a laughing face, used as the platform's standard shorthand equivalent of "lol" for expressing that something is funny.

KEKW

A Twitch emote depicting an extremely exaggerated laughing face, used to express something is much funnier than a standard LUL reaction warrants.

In short: LUL (legacy / decaying slang) and KEKW (legacy / decaying slang) are frequently used together in the same Gen Z/Alpha vocabulary, but describe distinct concepts — see the full entries for category tags, related terms, and live trend data.

Want the full breakdown — categories, trend velocity, platform distribution, and community voting on LUL? Visit the full dictionary entry for LUL.