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To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.

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We've become a world of texters, iMessagers and WhatsAppers, and most of us are now fluent in the language of emoji. Or at least, so we might think. Although we like to use emojis to get our point ...

This Versatile New Emoji Is Opening Up New Ways to Express Our Awkward Sadness. Impact. By Sophie Kleeman. Jan. 15, 2016. ... It is, of course, the upside down smiley face emoji.