What do the eyes emoji 👀 mean to you? \ stacker news ~AskSN

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693 sats \ 34 comments \ @SimpleStacker 5 Apr AskSN

Today for some reason I googled what the eyes 👀 emoji means.

The top hits mostly suggested it meant to indicate situations of drama, or flirting, or side-eye indicating disbelief.

Now, that was surprising to me, because in most of the contexts I've used it, it meant, "I'm looking into this," or "I saw your post and acknowledge it."

I hope no one got the wrong impression!

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517 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 23h

I think context matters. On github, when you 👀 my comment, I'm fairly confident you aren't flirting with me.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 5h

On code / pull req comments I still translate it to "wait what?!?" every time I see it. I just convince myself that that's not what the author of the moji means to tell me.

131 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 23h

👀

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 23h

👀

If it, I definitely am.

127 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 22h

Good post! I use it all the time 👀

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 19h

This

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 5h

Honestly, I used it with the intention of saying: "Attention, you must look at this" 👀

40 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark 23h

It's very dependent on context for me

52 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 23h

I never knew so many people at work were trying to flirt with me

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 23h

I wouldn't do that... why, are you cute? 👀

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker OP 23h

My mom thinks I'm cute

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 22h

She's probably right. Most moms are.

81 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 16h

I used to think that 👀represent some form of resentment towards the preceding comment. But I them realise it actually meant to show surprise and people use it for different reasons.

The 👀 (eye emoji), also known as the side-eye or “the eyes,” is as versatile as it is mysterious. Like most emojis, the 👀 (eye emoji) can have different meanings depending on the context. https://www.wikihow.com/Respond-to-the-Eye-Emoji

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox 12h

Based on context:

"Oooh" curiosity 👀 or "I see" 👀

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 21h

I thought it was meant to describe surprise "look at this".

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 14h

They are a verb can mean i see u! or oh shit! Or ok ! Very versatile cam even mean damn

30 sats \ 4 replies \ @398ja 21h

I use them to acknowledge that I've seen the comment

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @carter 20h

👀 what if we made the ui so if you comment just an emoji it gets rolled up into the comment above

This is how signal does it. there is diffrent rendering for an emoji only message vs one with test and emoji

People could reply multiple emoji

or allow emoji reactions when zapping

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @sox 11h

Emoji reaction behind zap? 👀

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @carter 3h

i need to setup the dev environment for stacker then ill program it so I can show what i mean

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 1h

👀

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 16h

“I am looking at this”

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 16h

I SEE YOU 👀

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 16h

I take it to mean surprised or I’m watching you. Didn’t know that it’s a flirty emoji!

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 17h

condescension and pearl clutching

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @carter 20h

at work if somebody shares a pr it means im reviewing it or looking at it

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 23h

Professional vs personal context. I always assumed it was playful, or watching drama or the like. But in professional contexts, I believe it means “I’m looking into it”, as you said

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 23h

I think I only knew the professional use of it... now I'm thinking back to whether I ever used it in a non professional context

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @LibertasBR 21h

For me it means surprise, when a comment is strange or goes too far.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Meani123 21h

For me this emoji I use it to say I'm shocked or wtf or like I'm seeing you in a spying type of way lol. So many contexts for me actually.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 22h

I indicate being interested in the topic or waiting for an answer to the question.