emote

American  

[ih-moht] / ɪˈmoʊt /

verb (used without object)

emoted, emoting

1. to show or pretend emotion.

   to emote over the beauties of nature.

2. to portray emotion in acting, especially exaggeratedly or ineptly; behave theatrically.

   The actress emoted for all she was worth.

3. Digital Technology. (in an online chat or video game) to give a conventionalized descriptive account of an action or emotion or prompt one’s in-game avatar to perform an animated action or emotion using a command or code.

   To emote, type a forward slash and one of the commands from the list in chat.

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noun

Digital Technology.

1. 1. (in an online chat or video game) a typed command or code that is translated into a descriptive account of an action or emotion, or that causes one’s in-game avatar to perform an action or emotion.

      Standard emotes in online video games allow you to cheer, greet, and thank other characters.

   2. (in a video game) the animation that is performed when such a code is entered.

      The first thing I do in a new game is check out my character’s dance emote.

2. (in an online chat) a posted image, especially on the Twitch streaming video channel, that has a fixed but nontransparent meaning in the video gaming community.

   Classic emotes feature popular streamers making faces.

emote British  

/ ɪˈməʊt /

verb

1. (intr) to display exaggerated emotion, as in acting; behave theatrically

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Other Word Forms

• emoter noun
• overemote verb (used without object)

Etymology

Origin of emote

An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20; back formation from emotion