gringo
While not always the case, gringo is frequently an insult. If you're white and use Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to drink too many margaritas at your local, inauthentic Tex-Mex restaurant, all while wearing…
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🍋 Lemon emoji
This pretty yellow citrus fruit is represented here in its simplest form, a tilted, yellow oval with a green leaf or two attached to the stem. It has several meanings, referring both to the fruit… -
🏟️ Stadium emoji
The stadium emoji depicts a round (in most cases) structure, usually marked with flags or floodlights, that represents the type of building that plays host to large crowds for sporting events and rock concerts. On… -
👓 Glasses emoji
Varying slightly from platform to platform, the glasses emoji portrays a pair of eyeglasses with a gray or black frame. Most are square or slightly rounded. The glasses emoji is used in posts about eyewear… -
😏 Smirking Face emoji
Up late at night on Tinder? Time to break out the smirking face emoji to make sure your sexy innuendo lands. Adding this emoji to a text indicates you are flirting or sending a suggestive… -
😤 Face with Steam from Nose emoji
This face with steam from nose emoji depicts an angry or highly annoyed face, eyes closed, brows scrunched up, and steam coming from the nostrils. It's used to express a variety of emotions, ranging from… -
Will Emoji Ruin Language As We Know It?
By Jane Solomon There are two polarizing opinions about emoji that are often set up in a false dichotomy. Are emoji destroying language as we know it or are they a universal language that will one day save the world? Neither of these get at how emoji are actually being used, but they’re the frame through which many people experience emoji, and that’s worth unpacking. …
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🗿 Moai emoji
The moai emoji depicts a head with elongated ears, nose, and a heavy brow, appearing to be carved out of gray stone. Use of the moai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination,… -
Did One Man Write The First Great English Dictionary All By Himself?
We’d like to take a moment to celebrate the man behind A Dictionary of the English Language, the first definitive English dictionary, the famous Samuel Johnson. A Dictionary of the English Language, also called Johnson’s Dictionary, was first published in 1775 and is viewed with reverence by modern lexicographers. Who wrote the first English dictionary? Samuel Johnson created a widely imitated style of biography and literary …
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✋ Raised Hand emoji
Bring it up high ✋ for this definition. The raised hand emoji, ✋, can be used to express "stop," signal a high five, or imitate speaking up, as if raising one's hand in class. -
🙁 Slightly Frowning Face emoji
The meanings of the slightly frowning face emoji run from “this is sad but not that sad” to “this is a tragedy of global proportions.” It can also signify that you think someone’s joke isn’t… -
🎒 Backpack emoji
The school bag emoji or backpack emoji depicts a small backpack, one more suitable for school kids than for adult backpackers. The emoji varies in color and style from platform to platform and is used in posts…