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🤧 Emoji Meaning
The 🤧 sneezing face emoji generally depicts a face with its eyes closed and nose and mouth scrunched up, often accompanied by a small cloud of "sneeze" particles. It has several popular meanings, including:
- Literal Sneezing: The most straightforward meaning represents the act of sneezing due to allergies, a cold, or other irritants.
- Sickness: More broadly, it can represent feeling unwell, having a cold, or experiencing flu-like symptoms.
- Discomfort or Disgust: In some contexts, the sneezing face can convey discomfort with a situation, a feeling of being "sick of" something, or even disgust.
- Being "Blown Away" (Figuratively): Occasionally, it's used to express being overwhelmed or amazed, similar to being "blown away" by something impressive.
- Responding to Something Cute or Touching: Sometimes, particularly in East Asian online communities, the sneezing face can indicate a feeling of being touched or moved by something cute or heartwarming (think “I’m so touched I could sneeze”). This usage is less common in Western contexts.
Context is key to understanding the specific meaning intended.
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Sneezing Face Emoji Images
Here is how Sneezing Face emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:
Face-Unwell Related Emoji
Here is a list of other emojis from the Smileys & Emotion category, Face-Unwell subcategory: