- meme usage
- Deployed as a reaction to shocking policy news, bizarre stories, or to mock 'culture war' outrage about the emoji's existence.
- sarcasm patterns
- Quote-tweeted onto absurd news stories โ 'me after reading this thread ๐ซ๐ฝ'.
- quote tweet context
- Used to signal disbelief, dramatic reaction, or mock-pregnancy after consuming too much internet content.
- trending context
- Trended heavily when first released in 2021 amid debates about gender-inclusive design in Unicode.
- reply use
- Used as a standalone reply to dramatic or controversial threads.