kéké

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

kéké

possibly related to the Occitan term ne cacou (variants cagou, quèque, cake) with the same meaning, originally 'chief of thieves' then, by semantic shift, 'thug' then 'show-off'. sometimes analyzed as an apocope (the syllable ké being subsequently doubled) of kévin.

Definition

Synonyms

cacoucakecrâneurfrimeurm'as-tu-vu

Translations

  • germangerman:Protzer
  • englishenglish:show-off
  • spanishspanish:presumido