Woman receives huge payout after boss fires her for morning sickness with jazz hands emoji
What a way to go. A woman has been awarded a staggering £93,000 payout after her boss sent her a message firing her, which ended with a jazz hands emoji, while she was taking time off due to morning sickness. Paula Miluska worked for the Roman Property Group as a consultant since March 2022, and […]
1 year ago
Gen Z want people to stop using ‘passive aggressive and sinister’ emoji
First the thumbs up, now the smiley face. Young people have been urging everyone to stop using the ‘smiley’ emoji because it is too “passive-aggressive”. This latest allegedly passive-aggressive symbol comes after Gen Zs started taking issue with the ‘thumbs up’ emoji over the summer. A Reddit user took to the platform to ask fellow […]
1 year ago
112 new emojis are coming to your phone
Saluting Face is our new champion. Emoji enthusiasts, rejoice. Your time is now. Or, rather, in the near future. Per the latest update from Emojipedia, you can look forward to unleashing the likes of Melting Face, Biting Lip, Saluting Face, Heart Hands and Hand With Index Finger and Thumb Crossed, the latter wordy one there […]
4 years ago
Ninjas, beavers and screwdrivers among 117 new emojis coming to a phone near you
Finally! We’ve got… (checks notes) … “Elevator Going Up” emoji. As we venture further and further away from regular conversation, we delve further and further into a language composed entirely of emojis. Remember when it was basically just what you could make up with the text characters themselves? Like if you had a colon and […]
6 years ago
‘OK’ hand sign added to list of hate symbols
Might be time for a new WhatsApp go-to… The popular ‘OK’ hand sign has officially been designated as a hate symbol, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). This weekend, the New York-based NGO updated its hate symbols database, adding the finger-and-thumb gesture along with others that are deemed to represent white supremacy. “The ADL has […]
7 years ago
People who use emojis on dating apps get more dates and have more sex
And no, not just the eggplant emoji… Where do you stand on emojis? A handy shorthand for getting your feelings about something across quickly and succinctly? Or something that is only used by those who can’t spell out their emotions with letters and words? Well, regardless of your feelings (insert appropriate emoji here) about them, […]
7 years ago