- meme usage
- Heavily used in Shrek meme contexts and whenever someone pulls back a curtain on a complex situation or conspiracy.
- sarcasm patterns
- Dropped in quote-tweets to imply 'oh there are layers to this hot take' sarcastically.
- quote tweet context
- Added when dunking on someone whose argument keeps getting more convoluted with each reply.
- trending context
- Spikes during Shrek anniversaries, food inflation news, or discourse about emotional unavailability in relationships.
- reply use
- Used as a one-emoji reply to signal 'this is more complicated than you think' or 'there is so much lore here.'