"Kek" originated as a variation of "lel", itself a variation of "lol",[50][51] and seems to come from the video game World of Warcraft,[52] or alternatively a Korean onomatopoeia for laughter written as "kekeke".[53] The phrase then became associated with the Egyptian deity of the same name.[5] "Esoteric Kekism" references the "Esoteric Hitlerism" of writer Savitri Devi.[6][56]