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we wuz kangz

we wuz kangz phrase: used to mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from ancient Egyptians.

Phrase

we wuz kangz

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous, offensive, sarcastic) Used to mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from ancient Egyptians.

Synonyms of we wuz kangz

Origin of we wuz kangz

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.

Words formed from we wuz kangz

Questions about we wuz kangz

What does we wuz kangz mean?
We wuz kangz means used to mock or satirize a popular but discredited Afrocentric theory claiming that sub-Saharan Africans were descended from ancient Egyptians.
What part of speech is we wuz kangz?
We wuz kangz is a phrase.

Words near we wuz kangz in the dictionary

  1. we have always been at war with Eastasia
  2. we have always been at war with Eurasia
  3. we haven't got all day
  4. we live in a society
  5. We Wai Kai
  6. we wuz kangz
  7. we wuz kangz n sheeit
  8. we wuz kangz n shiet
  9. we'd
  10. we'd've
  11. we'ins

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