Kik

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n. A free application for smartphones that allows users to chat privately by exchanging kik names, rather than sharing phone numbers87% of Geneseo students surveyed knew this word. Out of those surveyed, 0% believed the word to have Geneseo origins.(Fox, G-M, 2015) As of 2019, 45% of students surveyed knew this word and 0% thought that this word originated in Geneseo. Many students surveyed noted that this was an app that was popular "5 years ago." (Pigliacelli, 2019)

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Based on survey results, 89.1% of participants knew this word. Most participants did not use this word frequently and recognized that the app was most popular many years ago. (G.Moulton, G-M, 2022)

Posted by gnm2 at May 05, 2022 23:55

Based on a survey done in 2024, roughly 70% of people asked knew what the app was. Most of the people surveyed do not use this term frequently and forgot about it until brought up again. (Sullivan, G-M, 2024) Document generated by Confluence on May 22, 2023 12:37