And a look at Urban Dictionary seems like a pretty recent piece of slang. Honestly I t’s not like -oard is extra lengthy syllables or there’s an industry that uses this term. It’s very cringe-y web-2.0-like name but maybe that’s hip?
Why would it be “keeb” and not “keyb”. Is it pronounced liked “jeeb”?
> Why would it be “keeb” and not “keyb”. Is it pronounced liked “jeeb”?
Much as I don’t like calling it “keeb”, and therefore personally don’t call it that, writing it as “keeb” makes sense if you’re going to pronounce it that way. If it was written “keyb” then I might have read it as “key be” instead.
I have no evidence, but I suspect because it rhymes with, is only one letter off from, and has the same connotations vis-a-vis its subject matter as, "weeb".
thrtythreeforty|4 years ago
yepthatsreality|4 years ago
Why would it be “keeb” and not “keyb”. Is it pronounced liked “jeeb”?
codetrotter|4 years ago
Much as I don’t like calling it “keeb”, and therefore personally don’t call it that, writing it as “keeb” makes sense if you’re going to pronounce it that way. If it was written “keyb” then I might have read it as “key be” instead.
martyvis|4 years ago
raynr|4 years ago
ghettoimp|4 years ago