Whats does SKR means in China ? 这是什么鬼

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A slang word that originated in the US, has become a hot topic in China after Canadian-Chinese singer Kris Wu used it to praise rappers on season two of the Chinese reality show The Rap of China.

For a country in which hip-hop stayed "sub-stream" for years, the reality show was seen by many fans as a long-awaited "unicorn" and it has gained unprecedented popularity since its season debut in 2017.

Many top-level rappers including the Chinese American rapper MC Jin have participated in the show, with waves of hip-hop slang terms such as “diss” entering the young Chinese generation’s lexicon as a result.

This time in season two, “skr” has become the new fad word, all because of its frequent use by Wu.

What’s the meaning of “Skr”?

Differences of opinion exist as to the correct meaning of “skr.”

According to Kris Wu, who was a judge in the reality show, the word describes how amazing a thing is, and he used it to show respect to the rappers and describe how skillful and talented their rapping was.

Wu’s fans even posted the word on Urban Dictionary, a well-known online dictionary that collects trending slangs and phrases.

However, his version got the thumbs down from a majority of people who registered their opinions. It attracted 914 likes, compared to 1,779 unlikes.

A new definition of “skr” topped the dictionary with a contradictory meaning. According to this version, “skr” describes bad ideas and something completely ludicrous and ridiculous. 

Regardless of the current meaning, it is commonly agreed the skr was born as an onomatopoeia of the sound of a sharp turn made by cars. And later it evolved into slang in hip-hop culture. 

The “skr battle” between Kris Wu and Hupu 

The word gained greater notoriety after an online war kicked off on July 25 between Kris Wu and sports-oriented website Hupu.

An official Hupu Weibo account, the Hupu Pedestrian Street, targeted the singer by sharing a video with unedited rap recordings, reportedly the dry sound of his rap in the song “Bad Girl,” calling the singer’s rap total “crap” and satirizing it as quite “skr.”

And the account kept using the word to “diss” Wu in subsequent posts.

Kris Wu fired back on Weibo later the same day, mocking the website for putting its fingers in another’s pie and saying he would put out a new rap track aimed at Hupu.

In response, Hupu took a preemptive strike on July 27 by posting a collection of all the diss raps and songs with lyrics against the singer. 

Three days later, Wu released his promised track under the same name of “Skr” in what he said was his final contribution to the debate.  

However, on Wednesday Hupu called another round by sharing a counter diss track made by one of its users themed “Admiring Kris Wu." And it released a statement on Thursday saying Wu was to blame for the war of words.

Hupu’s statement has now gathered over 120,000 likes and 70,000 shares. 

The “skr” meme fad

The upshot is that the meaning of the word remains vague and the online war seems to have concluded without a resolution. But nothing could impede Chinese netizens’ enthusiasm to unleash their creativity in playing with “skr.”

Batches of new memes have been made and it has undoubtedly become the hottest word in China so far in 2018.

It is not the first time that a word has gained popularity after used by Wu. In the last season of the Rap of China, “freestyle” became an instant hit after Wu repeatedly asked the rappers “Do you have freestyle?”

Two comments picked out by the Global Times may well explain the “skr” phenomenon.

"I think Wu has quite a great influence. Last year 'freestyle' went viral and this time it was 'skr'," Chinese netizen Yishizuchengmahoupao noted on Sina Weibo.

"However, only Wu can popularize these words, others cannot," netizen kriswu666 wrote.

As one of the most influential stars in China, Wu has accumulated over 33 million followers on Weibo. He was described as “one of Asia’s biggest stars” in the Variety magazine and signed an agreement with Universal Music Group in April 2018.

Source: CGTN

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