emoji

[ ih-moh-jee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural emoji, emojis.

Digital Technology. a small digital picture or pictorial symbol that represents a thing, feeling, concept, etc., used in text messages and other electronic communications and usually part of a standardized set:
She texted me an emoji of “money with wings,” which probably means she’s out shopping.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1990–95; from Japanese: literally, “pictograph,” equivalent to e “picture, drawing” + moji “(written) character, letter”; kaomoji ( def )

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emoticon vs. emoji

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Example Sentences

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The picture is posted on social media with the message: "Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday! " along with a birthday cake emoji.

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Her post also included three crying laughing emojis, parroting the delight she takes in using her platform to belittle those who believe trans people deserve equal rights that ascribe to their identity.

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My first pair has the symbol for Sk8 Mafia on it, which is the yellow M emoji.

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Austin Reaves responded in the comment section with two heart emojis.

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Soboroff said the mayor sent him a link to The Times’ story about his Harvard-Westlake remarks with the word “wow” and a shrug emoji.

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