A fork of Rural Dictionary
If you put this word on its side so that the N is at the bottom it looks like a korean slang word. This slang word is used to make people go away.
"Whatever whatever, KIN"
a kin is a character (or characters, you can have more than one kin) you associate/identify with. kins are to help you express yourself, comfort you etc.
I kin shuichi saihara from drv3.
A large community generally centered around "relating" to a character one way or another, also the act of doing so. Essentially, after looking at a character and identifying with or as them, the definitions split. 1. Coping; many people kin characters to cope with their situation or illness. 2. Reincarnation; others believe in the Multiverse Theory and when someone dies, their soul may hop between universes. 3. Just for fun; kinning isn't that serious, so some may identify with characters for the fun of it.
Isn't kin just advanced roleplay? No! They're completely different things.
to relate to a character on either a basis of personality, physical appearance, or trauma
lotta people use kinning as a coping mechanism but not all of them
1.) Shortened way of saying otherkin 2.) Liking or relating to a (usually fictional) character so much that one integrates thr character's behavior, style, and (in some cases) physical features. Often seen in role-playing communities and on tumblr
1.) "Why's that guy dressed like that?" "Oh, he's kin." 2.) "You know, you act so much like *insert character*." "Yeah, 'cause I kin them!"