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Kotaku is a word invented by the website Kotaku, it is a mixture of the Japanese word Otaku, meaning geek/nerd, and the letter K, which when combined forms a URL which is not Otaku.com, which must have been taken at the time.

Kotaku is commonly thought to be a video game news site, and also commonly thought to be a geek/otaku blog, it is neither, it is in fact an internet social experiment on how uninteresting commenters can be if they're all terrified of being banned for not being good little tools.

Kotaku is a mixed bag, with the topic at hand ever changing, but has hard hitting articles such as "Don't be homophobic" and "Look at the gifts Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft sent me" and "Look at this porn I found of Final Fantasy characters" and "Who wants to yiff with me in Second Life?" and "Talk amongst yourselves".
Mike Fahey at Kotaku likes to masturbate to Half-Bestiality on Second Life.
Kotaku by Mr John Wilson June 17, 2010
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Kosaku • Kotaku • Kohaku • Koakuma • kohakuKP • kohakuswife • Komaku • kosagui • kosalu • Koseku

kohakuswife 

a tiktoker and a former editor...but they have never edited their username once! which is sus
x : bro have u seen the kohakuswife's new edit?
y: yeah bro it was raadd
kohakuswife by phvssed June 29, 2021
Meaning “as god said it” a Koseku is an ethereal being. Koseku is a Nigerian name that could be bore by anyone of any gender identity. Koseku is a pure god in human form. Not only are they very beautiful, but they are usually smart, compassionate and kind with amazing bodies. However, they also typically struggle a lot mentally and can often be very anxious and depressed. They go out of their way to help others but usually would never accept the same help in return. They’re amazing to have around and will always be there for you whenever you need them
Person one : bro did you hear Mark started dating Koseku

Person two: yeah man he’s so lucky

Nina Kosaka

Nina Kosaka is a mom(my)
Nina Kosaka is your online mom(my).
Nina Kosaka by Ike's Gloves February 14, 2022
The place where journalistic integrity goes to die. Supposedly a blog about gaming, but when you visit the front page you'll struggle to find anything relevant. You'll see random videos, cosplayer galleries, inside jokes, discussions about the editors' personal lives, and a load of other bullshit. When they do get around to posting some actual news, it's usually poached from better sites.

Worse still is the commenting system. The editors love to play favorites, and will promote sycophancy with "stars" while censoring anything remotely critical. The commenters usually have nothing but praise for the staff, which is hardly shocking when you learn that they've been handpicked from the outset, having to "audition" in order to post. You'll always see the same handful of "star" commenters making the same brainless posts. Essentially, it's one big circle jerk, and unless you're ready to kiss some ass, you're not invited.
"I got banned by those Nazis at Kotaku for pointing out what a bunch of talentless hacks the editors are."

"Kotaku can kiss my ass. Those retards wouldn't know journalism if it smacked them in the face."

Kotaku user: "Durr hurr hurr, I love reading about the editor's kids, toilet habits and food preferences because I'm a loser with no life. I have a gold star and make fifty posts a day on Kotaku but I'll still die alone, durr."
Kotaku by Kuck Fauxtaku August 31, 2009

Kotaku'd 

The end result of posting an article about a small website on Kotaku: a guaranteed fuck-ton of visitors to the site often resulting in sluggish site performance or a crash.
When Kotaku posted the story about Goon City, the poor guy's server died from the flood of visitors. He got Kotaku'd.
Kotaku'd by Nettle15 February 25, 2009
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