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kino te kata

1. laughing out loud, dying of laughter - the abbreviation of this idiom (KTK) is used as the Māori version of LOL.

E rua ngā whakamārama mō te kupu rāpoto KTK e kitea nuirai ana i te pae pāhopori, tuatahi, ko kaha te kata, tuarua, ko kino te kata. E rua, e rua, ko taua aronga tonu rā o te kōrero, e pakaru mai ana te kata a wai rā. / There are two explanations for the acronym KTK seen largely on social media, firstly there is kaha te kata, secondly there is kino te kata. Both mean the same thing, that someone is laughing out loud.

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