emoji

noun
🔊/ɪˈməʊdʒi/
🔊/ɪˈməʊdʒi/
(plural emoji, emojis)
(from Japanese)
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  1. a small digital image used to express an idea or emotion in emails, on the internet, on social media, etc.
    • He responded with a red heart emoji.他用红色的心形表情符号回应。
    • Emoji liven up your text messages with tiny smiley faces.表情符号让您的短信充满笑脸。
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc1
    Word Origin1990s: Japanese, from e ‘picture’ + moji ‘letter, character’.