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Emoji Challenge
[ih-moh-jee chal-inj]
What does Emoji Challenge mean?
The Emoji Challenge is a viral internet challenge in which participants hilariously reenact or otherwise interpret emoji in real life.
Where does Emoji Challenge come from?
An early Emoji Challenge occurred on January 19, 2014 in a collaboration video of YouTubers Timmy Timato and Ashley Mardel. In the video, the two take turns mimicking emoji.
Later that year, other YouTubers also performed Emoji Challenges, perhaps inspired by Timato and Mardel. The most notable of these was the challenge performed by Wassabi VLOGS, which eventually earned over five million views.
At this time, variations on the聽Emoji Challenge聽emerged, such as a charades-like “Guess the Emoji” or interpretations of “emoji sentences.”
罢丑别听Emoji Challenge went viral in 2018 thanks to Twitter user @Dee_TakeOff, who posted a group chat of friends performing the Emoji Challenge, a video of聽which earned nearly two million views.
Emoji challenge! Our GroupChat better than yours! 馃槀馃お馃拃
— Dee Hughes (@Dee_TakeOff)
Another group chat the Emoji Challenge, posted by @iamjeyonce, went even more viral in March 2019, covered everywhere from BuzzFeed to the BBC.
Brooo we did the emoji challenge in my group chat and I鈥檓 cryinggg watch til the end 馃槀馃槀馃槀
— Jeydah Weydah鉁� (@iamjeyonce)
Examples of Emoji Challenge
Who uses Emoji Challenge?
罢丑别听Emoji Challenge聽remains a popular game online.When played, creative or very silly attempts at emoji are encouraged. Some players go the extra mile and even use props or pets.
EMOJI CHALLENGE 馃槀
— VMG (@VMiguelG)
Pet Emoji Challenge! Steppin up the game!
馃お:— Elise (@xxTiny_Elisexx)
Note
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