Image source, Elon Musk "Kekius" appears to be a Latinisation of "kek", a word roughly equivalent to "laugh out loud" popularised by gamers but now often associated with the alt right.

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to "Kekius Maximus". The tech mogul - and close confidant of US President-Elect ...

Kekius Maximus is a catchphrase that is a derivative of "kek," itself a formerly prevalent alternative to saying "lol." The phrase is a combination of "kek," a common Ancient Roman name ending in -us ...

And that’s why the Spanish Laughing Guy image was used to represent it on Twitch. Now you may ask: “But what is KEK?” And the answer is simple: KEK is the Koreans’ equivalent of the North American or ...