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Exploring new slang: What is 'gekyume'?

Name: Exploring new slang: What is 'gekyume'?
Uploaded: 2019-05-09T15:41:58.000Z
Duration: 3 min 15 s
Description: When controversial, and now deceased, rapper XXXTentacion coined the word "gekyume," he joined a long tradition in hip-hop. But how "gekyume" ended up on a list of most searched words in 2018 is a bigger story.

When controversial, and now deceased, rapper XXXTentacion coined the word "gekyume," he joined a long tradition in hip-hop. But how "gekyume" ended up on a list of most searched words in 2018 is a bigger story.