emote
English
WOTD – 17 August 2021
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈməʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmoʊt/, /i-/
- Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb
emote (third-person singular simple present emotes, present participle emoting, simple past and past participle emoted) (originally US)
- (transitive)
- To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. [from early 20th c.]
- 2017, Laurie Frederik, “Painting the Body Brown and Other Lessons on How to Dance Latin”, in Laurie Frederik; Kim Marra; Catherine Schuler, Showing Off, Showing Up: Studies of Hype, Heightened Performance, and Cultural Power, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 55:
- In the Latin category, dancers begin the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.
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- To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. [from early 20th c.]
- To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. [from early 20th c.]
- (intransitive)
- To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting. [from early 20th c.]
- Synonym: emotionalize
- 1999 November 14, Remi Aubuchon, “Fear and Loathing in Gotham”, in Jack & Jill, season 1, episode 7:
- Clint Eastwood, huh? You don't see him emoting all over the place, and what woman doesn't want to get down with "Dirty Harry," huh?
- (Internet, text messaging) To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message.
- To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting. [from early 20th c.]
Translations
to display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner
to deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so
to display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting
to perform a virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message
Noun
emote (plural emotes)
- (Internet, text messaging) A virtual action expressed to other users as a graphic or reported speech rather than a straightforward message.
- (Internet, Twitch-speak) Short for emoticon.
Translations
virtual action expressed to other users as reported speech rather than a straightforward message
short for emoticon — see emoticon
References
- “emote, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2019; “emote, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Latin
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