abstract:A "kiki" (alternately kiking or a ki) is a term which grew out of the poor Black and Latino-based gay subculture of New York City, loosely defined as an expression of laughter or onomatopoeia for laughing, which extended to mean a gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat, and later appropriated for the song "Let's Have a Kiki" by the Scissor Sisters.