It doesn’t take the FBI to figure out what the disguised face emoji 🥸 means—but it isn’t exactly easy, either.
Thankfully we’ve done the hard work for you, breaking down the meaning of this “yellow face wearing a big novelty fake nose and eyebrow eyeglasses” so that you don’t have to.
If you’re curious about what this silly and somewhat bizarre emoji means in the context of text conversations, just keep on reading.
The 🥸 Symbol
The disguised face emoji 🥸 has quite a lot going on. It’s the traditional yellow emoji face with simple dotted eyes, but it’s wearing round glasses, with thick false eyebrows attached, as well as a large, comical nose complete with a dark and fuzzy mustache.
It’s based on real-life novelty glasses with these features, inspired by the iconic comedian Julius “Groucho” Marx of the Marx Brothers, whose Vaudeville antics and films beginning in the 1920s were big parts of pop culture.
You may have seen Bugs Bunny sporting similar features in Looney Tunes cartoons in reference to the famous and beloved star.
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What 🥸 Means
The disguised face is often used as a warning that someone is trying to either hide something from you or someone else, or that they are lying and pretending to be someone they aren’t (even if only by not showing their full true self).
It’s also a symbol for a general sense of suspicion, which is probably why you’re most likely to see it texted by a friend.
Alternatively, the emoji can suggest pure silliness, hinting that the sender feels just as ridiculous and unserious as the emoji face looks. It’s a jokester’s emoji, perfect for suggesting playfulness and levity.
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🥸 From a Guy or Girl Crush
We find that you’re way less likely to get 🥸 from the guy or girl you’re crushing on, unless they’re being a giant goofball or trying to discuss something along the lines of Halloween costumes, of course.
It’s much more likely to be sent the emoji if someone’s sensing from red flags from your crush’s direction.
Pay attention to the context, and don’t be afraid to ask a clarifying question or two if you simply can’t make our the sender’s meaning.
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