keming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Improper kerning.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛmɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-keming.wav

Word forms

keming

Etymology

Coined by various sources in the early 1990s as a deliberate misspelling of kerning by combining the r and n into an m, as an example of improper kerning due to the increasing growth of desktop publishing.

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