Emoji
The word is a noun that refers to any of the small images, symbols, or icons used in text messages, email, and social media) to express the emotional attitude of the writer, convey information succinctly, communicate a message playfully without using words, etc.
Origin:
The word has an interesting origin. Though emojis are similar in function to emoticons (smiley and frowny faces created using letters, numbers, and punctuations), the word emoji does not originate from the word emotion. It is a Japanese word-‘e’ (picture, drawing) + ‘moji’ (letter, character) – that means “pictograph”.
Example:
Did you know that the Oxford Word of the Year 2015 was actually not a word but the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji?
Picture Credit : Google
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