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[–] starman2112 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's German for "cinema". No idea, if that's the context, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure it's the right context, because it fits. Odd story, but it fits

[–] alt 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

“Kino”, from the Greek “kine”(to move), is Internet slang for a motion picture. In particular, it is used to denote works with special artistic merit. The word is also used to describe events and art bearing a cinematic quality either in concept or execution.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Internet slang is a lot like German.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stupid and will get you weird looks at the function

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And popular with the Nazis.

[–] starman2112 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that what 4channers mean when they call anything else kino? I shouldn't have asked this in a thread about a fake movie theater

[–] alt 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it basically means “thing that is novel/bold/stylish enough to not look out of place in an art film”.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

On 4chan it's slang for "awesome"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

eating -> dining

cinema -> kino