Zozzle

About

"Zozzle" is an Internet slang term often used on 4chan's /s4s/ board as a replacement for "kek".

Origin

While an archived thread has yet to be uncovered, "zozzle" is rumored to have originated on 4chan in a photoshopped "Top Kek" image with "kek crossed out and top zozzle check marked" according to Redditor Overswagulation.^[1]

Precursor

On July 12th, 2005, Urban Dictionary^[4] user Sammay posted a definition for "zoz" as "the opposite of lol." On August 31st, 2011, Urban Dictionary^[2] user IMbarbieBIOTCH submitted another entry for "zoz," defining it as "a new slang term for 'lol". It is unclear if either of these entries have any connection to "zozzle" on 4chan.

Spread

On January 3rd, 2016, the /r/TopZozzle^[3] subreddit was launched. On January 9th, YouTuber nashnul gografick posted a video titled "zozzle," in which a voice over narrator says "zozzle is the new kek."

The same day, Redditor SmartTechAdvice submitted a screenshot of a 4chan post asking viewers to "Zozzle" him to /r/4chan^[6] (shown below).

On January 13th, the Bestof4chan-Lel Tumblr^[7] blog published a comment from an anonymous user scolding the page for not writing "top zozzle" (shown below).

On January 16th, The Para Network Forums^[8] member Gh7st submitted a poll for viewers to vote whether they prefer "kek" or "zozzle." On February 19th, a Facebook page titled "4chan kek disguised as Zozzle" was created. On March 8th, a page for "Zozzle" was deleted from Encyclopedia Dramatica.^[5]

Various Examples

Search Interest

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