- meme usage
- Iconic shorthand for 'powerful person ignoring a crisis to go golfing.' Frequently deployed in political commentary tweets.
- sarcasm patterns
- Placed at the end of tweets criticizing leaders for their leisure activities during serious events. The emoji alone can carry an entire sarcastic message.
- quote tweet context
- Used when quote-tweeting news about politicians or executives taking vacations, implying dereliction of duty.
- trending context
- Trends whenever a public figure is reported to be golfing during a national or global event. Associated with political satire threads.
- reply use
- Dropped as a single-emoji reply to signal 'classic, must be nice' or to mock someone's privileged indifference.