EMOJI Definition & Meaning

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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Origin of emoji¹

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

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Example Sentences

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A separate exchange used an expletive to describe punching an inmate "after he bit me so there's some closure", along with a laughing emoji.

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Two weeks ago, Delaney published a tight close-up photo of herself and Morgan with their faces nearly touching, captioning it “Pure love” with a red heart emoji and the hashtags #lucky and #grateful.

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As each participant read their texts aloud as they typed, Hesgeth threw in a mix of war plans, gifs and eggplant emojis.

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For example, it neglects to show the good side of social media alongside its dangers, he says, and some details – including the secret emoji codes one character claims children use – ring false.

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He added emojis representing the zodiac signs Aries, Pisces and Gemini.

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