English
Kappa
Kappa comes from Japanese 河童 ‘water imp’.
- Japanesemodern河童kappa‘water imp’
- EnglishtodayKappa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern河童kappa‘water imp’
- EnglishtodayKappa
The story
Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee.
Every English word from Japanese 河童
Today it means
noun An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 河童 / Kappa