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we wuz kangz

phrase

Etymology

From we was kings, in an African-American Vernacular English pronunciation. Kangz refers to kings, the pharaohs from which the Afrocentrist nationalists claim to be descended. First appeared on 4chan c. 2015.

  1. derived from pronunciation

Definitions

  1. Used to mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that…

    Used to mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from ancient Egyptians.

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No curated loop yet for we wuz kangz. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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