ConnectWord · Ages 11-40 · In use
k
A single k often reads as cold, annoyed or ending the conversation. Kk reads as a friendly, easy okay.
Can you take out the recycling? kk!
For parents and educators
If your teen seems hurt by your k, this is why. Many parents mean nothing by it. An ok or kk lands softer.
Where it came from
Younger texters started reading a lone k or O.K. as passive-aggressive in the 2010s.
Also heard as
kk, ok.
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