- meme usage
- Deployed as a reaction to frustrating news or takes, letting the emoji communicate the poster's silent seething.
- sarcasm patterns
- Often dropped at the end of a tweet with no other context, leaving followers to fill in the blanks about what provoked the mood.
- quote tweet context
- Used in quote tweets to silently judge or mock without wasting words on an explanation.
- trending context
- Pops up during discourse about being overlooked, underappreciated, or left out of a conversation.
- reply use
- Sent as a standalone reply to passive-aggressively acknowledge a bad take or a disappointing announcement.