1. Kelati comes from the language of Tigrinya of the east african country Eritrea, meaning: "miracle".

2. The most awesome person you know. A Kelati is always a guy. A Kelati is a gentleman, cool, smart, cute, funny, outgoing, but sometimes shy. He is the guy you wish was your best friend, the guy you wish was your boy friend and/or the guy you want at your parties.

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.