Emojis you have been using incorrectly
The genZ has certainly marked some new trends and introduced new ways of communication and sharing your emotions i.e., through emojis. Emojis are fun to use and say a lot without even speaking, but sometimes we get stuck in an awkward situation because of sharing a wrong emoji. Sometimes you might get to know when people object to a wrong emoji usage, at other times you might just hurt someone and not know at all. I can surely say that once you read the meaning of all these emojis you will realize there are many emojis you have been using incorrectly till now. So read on and never make a mistake of sharing a wrong emoji.
Oh, and if you don’t know what exactly is an Emoji, then here’s what Wikipedia says – an emoji (/ɪˈmoʊdʒiː/ i-MOH-jee; plural emoji or emojis[1]) is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. The primary function of emoji is to fill in emotional cues otherwise missing from typed conversation. So much for the theory, let’s head for the fun part.
Top 10 most interesting emojis
Laughing With Tears
A very cool and widely used emoji is Laughing With Tears. The emoji represents someone laughing so hard that tears are streaming down their face. It can be used to express amusement when someone says or does something funny or embarrassing.
Winkey-Wink
This emoji signals a joke, flirtation, hidden meaning, or general positivity. The tone varies and based on the context and your personal relationship with the reader, it may also mean playful, affectionate, suggestive, or ironic.
Cool
The cool face emoji is used to convey someone or something is cool, chill, easy-going, or carefree. It’s also used to express appreciation or approval and to stand in for the sentiments of OK. Another meaning associated is feeling smart about something.
Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes conveys enthusiastic feelings of love, infatuation, and adoration. It is associated with adoration and extreme positivity toward anyone.
Hugging Face
The hugging face emoji is meant to depict you offering a hug. It is often used to show excitement, express affection and gratitude. It is a relatively safer option, than hearty eyes smiley, to show affection to someone you are not very close.
Starry Eyes
Starry Eyes emoji showcase wonder or excitement over someone, or something. You may use this emoji when you think something is fantastic, exciting, exhilarating, or stunning.
Suspicious
Suspicious emoji is used to show suspicion if you feel something is fishy. It is intended to show a person pondering or deep in thought.
Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes has a lot of meanings. It can be used to express disbelief, annoyance, impatience, boredom, and disdain. It can also be used to indicate sarcasm or irony.
Zip It
The meaning of this emoji widely varies based on the sender’s and recipient’s context. It commonly conveys that something that was shared is to be kept a secret or that the other person is assuring you to keep it a secret. Zipit emoji may also be used to tell that someone to stop talking. It may as well be used by your partner to tell you that they are not talking to you.
Tongue-Out Laugh
This emoji could mean joking, laughing, especially at something gross or shocking. It can also be largely used with “lol” or “LMFAO” or any humorous reaction text. And it may also be used to illustrate excitement.
Other Emoji
| Emoji | Name | Meaning |
 | Yawning Face | Feeling sleepy or bored of a conversation |
 | Happy | Happiness |
 | Cheerful | Joy |
 | Rolling on the Floor Laughing | Anything that is extremely hilarious. Sometimes used to taunt to what the other person said. |
 | Sweaty Laugh | Kind of relief. |
 | Grinning With Eyes Closed | Emphatic joy, laughter, surprise or excitement |
 | Delicious Food | To show that you find a certain food delicious or it can also be used to show that you are wanting to eat something delicious. |
 | Blow a Kiss | A kiss goodbye or good night and convey feelings of love and affection. |
 | Smiling in Love | Warm and fuzzy feelings |
 | Kissing With Smiling Eyes | Kissing, affection, love, gratitude, happiness, and fondness. |
 | Blush | Blushing |
 | Intrigued | Intended to show a person pondering or deep in thought. |
 | poker Face | Someone is unimpressed, indifferent, or awkward. |
 | Awkwardness | Indicates nervousness during tense situations |
 | Smirk | Feeling self-satisfied |
 | Tortured | Tortured |
 | Astonishment | Expressing surprise and amazement. Sometimes, disbelief. |
 | Drowsiness | Moments of exhaustion and sleepiness. Some people mistake this emoji as a sad, crying emoji but it simply means that you are sleepy. |
 | Fatigue | Fatigue. Sometimes cranky out of fatigue or a particular situation that is being discussed. |
 | Peacefully Sleeping | Good night sleep |
 | Bliss | Calm and zen |
 | Teasing | Tease someone |
 | Loony | Sound outrageous or bizarrely funny. |
 | Drooling | The delight of something desirable, mostly used for food but it can also be used to convey a strong desire for something non-edible |
 | Depressed | Mood-swings and moments when you feel discouraged |
 | Sad | Sad |
 | Smiling Upside-Down | Sarcasm more bitter and a little difficult to perceive in some situations. |
 | Frowning | too disappointed with the situation, unsatisfied, and grieved |
 | Aching | Break down |
 | Furious | Furious |
 | Crazy – In a Good Way | Excited and imbalanced |
 | Grumpy | Grumpy |
 | Feverish | Feverish |
 | Nauseated | feeling of nausea |
A word of caution: please be mindful of the cultural background of the recipient, especially of opposite gender, as some cultures are more sensitive to concepts like hugging, kissing and communications related to heart.
If someone is offended because they have misunderstood a emoji you shared then don’t react and gently inform them about the correct meaning of the emoji. Well, you may also share a link of this post with them 🙂
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