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What is the ghost emoji and what does it mean?
The ghost emoji can be used outside of Halloween
WITH so many emojis to chose from it can be hard to know what they all mean - the ghost emoji is one that gets people thinking.
Here we break down the significance of the ghost emoji, and what meanings are associated with it, so you know when best to use it.
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What is the ghost emoji and what does it mean?
The ghost emoji is recognised by its white shadow with one closed eye and a tongue sticking out.
It can literally mean a ghost and represent all things scary that have to do with paranormal activity and Halloween.
Some may use it to show that they are not feeling like themselves, they tend to feel invisible and disregarded by someone they care about.
On another note, one can use it to say hello to someone they like and using the emoji can mean, "Hey boo." In some instances, using the emoji can even express excitement about something, thanks to the icons raised arms.
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However, someone might send it in a text to indicate that they feel creeped out about something.
Some people use the emoji in a playful way they are flirting over a text and hinting for a kiss, or other signs of affection.
Meanwhile, it might also indicate that someone is about to do something crazy.
Another negative meaning of this emoji is that you might want to indicate that someone has ghosted you over text or that the sender feels like going missing for a while.
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Ghosting means that someone suddenly cut all ties and communication with you.
Instead of being direct they hope that the person who is ghosted will get the hint and realise that there is no interest from the other side anymore.
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Finally, one of the last meanings is Snapchat.
As their social media icon, Snapchat use a white ghost figure on a yellow background.
The social media app uses the ghost emoji to show the length of the messages being sent, which is quite short.
Unless you decide to save the texts in the chat, when sending videos or images or another sort of message, they are deleted either immediately or after 24 hours.
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The ghost represents the "death" of the message.
When can I use the ghost emoji?
You can use the ghost emoji in many instances over social media or text.
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On social media, you would normally use it during Halloween, because the ghost emojis other meanings are quite personal to share with all your followers.
Over text, you can use it to indicate all the meanings we spoke about such as: showing affection, being ghosted, doing something crazy or finding out something creepy.
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