Kappa Common

Kappa has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Intj

Definitions

Noun

the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet

"The kappa is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, appearing between iota and lambda."

kappa

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

"I will definitely start my homework right now; kappa."

A tortoise-like demon or imp.

An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false.

In plain English: Kappa is an ancient Greek letter that comes right after lambda and before mu on the alphabet.

"The children loved swimming in the river where they said little kappa lived under the water lilies."

Intj

Used to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv

"When my friend sarcastically called out a streamer's bad gameplay, he ended his message with the classic kappa."

Example Sentences

"The children loved swimming in the river where they said little kappa lived under the water lilies." noun

"The old man caught a kappa fishing in the river near his house." noun

"Children often play games with kappa dolls during summer festivals." noun

"She bought a small kappa statue to decorate her garden pond." noun

Origin

The word kappa is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek that originally meant "palm" or "hand." It shares its ultimate origin with the Proto-Semitic root *kapp-.

Rhyming Words

oppa appa kippa zuppa luppa cuppa qoppa poppa koppa joppa coppa pippa zappa pappa cappa dappa lappa nappa tappa humppa

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