highkenuinely

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Blend of highke(y) +‎ (g)enuinely. Coined in late 2025 as the apparent opposite of lowkenuinely.

Adverb

highkenuinely

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of high-key, an intensifier; really.
    • 2025 December 20, u/VanicFanboy, “Morning Discussion Thread - 20 Dec 2025”, in r/ScottishFootball[1] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 14 January 2026:
      Bought lynx Africa for the first time in over a decade the other day and it's highkenuinely class, fucking fight me
    • 2025 December 24, @IncroyableSauce, X (formerly Twitter)[2] (post), archived from the original on 14 January 2026:
      Tabata highkenuinely had all the time in the world he wasnt getting obliterated by the Jump deadlines. Ts genuinely the best he could think of.
    • 2025 December 31, u/Electronic-Matter144, “1 fingered Yujikuna vs Megumin, who would have won if Gojo hadn't intervened?”, in r/Jujutsufolk[3] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 14 January 2026:
      Sukuna and Yuji highkenuinely die to Mahoraga
    • 2026 January 10, @mcsquiddies, X (formerly Twitter)[4] (post), archived from the original on 14 January 2026:
      I highkenuinely actually dropped to my knees and screamed so hard when I heard Cirno
    • 2026 January 22, @NYGov, X (formerly Twitter)[5] (post), archived from the original on 22 January 2026:
      highkenuinely cold