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Kerpal is a fictional character named in a famous prank call (often attributed to the Jerky boys).

The man in the prank call identifies himself as Kerpal and seems to be of ambiguous South Asian descent. A man known as Akhtar (the correct Pakistani name) answers the telephone. Kerpal then alleges that Akhtar's older daughter kicked his dog. After minutes of confusion it is revealed that the daughter knows nothing about kicking Kerpal's dog, let alone who Kerpal is. The call eventually degrades into a shouting match with Kerpal shouting obscenities to no-end.

At least three different Flash animations have been created to visualize this call. The simplest one, thought to be the original and generally most liked, was created by Adam Letalik and published by FlatPlanet.org in late 1999.
Ello who this this?

This is Kerpal!!
Kerpal by Obama is the shiz June 28, 2008
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Kerpal: alternative name for Krunal Patel, or Jihadist.
Kerpal: also alternative slang for Pakistani man who follows the Mujahaden
Hey Kerpal, allah akbar!!
Yo LEE, Kerpal is one mean pakistani
Kerpal by bonker29 January 20, 2007

Kertalaw 

A move performed on suspects by law enforcement to determine if they are innocent or guilty. If the suspect taps out, they are proven guilty and must go to jail. The more evidence found against the suspect, the longer they have to have the move administered and the shorter the count.
Kertalaw by Iaminc0gnito December 31, 2016
The spirit of courage to speak and fight for the underdogs.

This term is coined to honour the late YB Karpal Singh also known as the Tiger of Jelutong's who fought fearlessly to uphold justice in both his legal and political careers.
He was a fearless man. He practised Karpalism in fighting for justice.
Karpalism by TNG PL April 28, 2014

Kersal Massive 

A UK 'rap' group, featuring 'C-Mack', 'Little Fuckin' Kev' and 'Ginger Joe'.

C-Mack lives by the code 'Fuck, peace!', while Little Fuckin' Kev spends his days smokin' da reefer in the corner of various forms of public transport. Buses, trains, planes; you name it, he'll be smoking a reefer in the corner of it. And what of Ginger Joe I hear you ask? He had only this to say: "Yeah man, yeah man." Wise words from a wise man. These guys don't fuck about.
C-Mack: "We know how to do it, Kersal Massive!"
Kersal Massive by voltayD June 6, 2013

Kerbal Space Program 

Kerbal Space Program is an indie space-sandbox game known for it's steep learning curve and accurate physics simulation. Many players were originally turned off by the "rocket science" aspect of the game. A phrase popularized by the game is "Add moar boosters" and it has been mentioned on xkcd.
Hey, Bob, I'm having trouble with Kerbal Space Program.
Bob: ADD MOAR BOOSTERS!
Describes a launch vehicle that is built by strapping together existing components, such as booster rockets or additional stages. It is a reference to the Kerbal Space Program, "create and manage your own space program", which allows players to build custom rockets in exactly that way.
"I would say that of all the new vehicles described here, the Omega is easily the most kerbal since it's just a bunch of parts strapped together." (Scott Manley, "New Glenn, OmegA and Vulcan Get Air Force Approval", YouTube, October 11, 2018, 6:38.)