- meme usage
- One of the most common single-emoji replies to politicians, corporations, or viral bad-take tweets; conveys maximum contempt with minimum words.
- sarcasm patterns
- Deployed at the end of ironic quote tweets to punch up the sarcasm level, or stand-alone as a complete reply to something outrageous.
- quote tweet context
- Often the entire content of a quote tweet when the original post is considered deeply objectionable or idiotic.
- trending context
- Spikes in usage during political controversies, corporate scandals, or major sporting losses.
- reply use
- Used as a one-emoji reply to trolls, bad-faith arguments, or anyone considered beneath a full written response.