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kik = a messaging app

kike = a jewish person

To be clear, the second is an offensive, derogatory slur for a Jewish person.

Weird. I'm from Texas, in my 30's, and have never heard the word before. Then again, growing up I never heard anyone talking bad about Jews either.

I think you would have to wallowing deep in anti-semitism to use a word like that so it is a good thing you aren't surrounded by people like that.

Or live in a predominant Jewish community and hear kids on the playground using it as a joke because both parties were Jewish.

I've never heard anyone say it in person, but I do remember the first time I was aware of it. The story is here under "Dispute regarding lyrics and context": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Don%27t_Care_About_Us