Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenny face

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: lenny -face
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kaomoji-style emoticon ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) or any of its variations, mostly used to suggest mischief, imply sexual innuendo or a second hidden meaning behind a sentence, or pasted over and over to spam online discussions.

Example Sentences

"Khotulev is far from alone in his interest in these characters. There’s a forum on Reddit, for example, dedicated to clarifying the meaning of emoticons and suggesting new ones. Some of the most popular emoticons have taken on meme status, such as “Lenny Face”."
"The internet has produced many strange fads throughout the years, from cats getting scared of cucumbers to the weirdly unsettling Lenny Face. But none of these memes have anything on the latest internet phenomenon — one that's literally described as a frog riding a unicycle."

Etymology

Of obscure origin; the name Lenny was possibly suggested arbitrarily in a thread on 4chan or Reddit.

Inflected Forms

Lenny Faces (plural)

Synonyms

Le Lenny Face deg deg

Questions

What does lenny face mean?: The kaomoji-style emoticon ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) or any of its variations, mostly used to suggest mischief, imply sexual innuendo or a second hidden meaning behind a sentence, or pasted over and over to spam online discussions.
Where does lenny face come from?: Of obscure origin; the name Lenny was possibly suggested arbitrarily in a thread on 4chan or Reddit.

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