emojification

English

Etymology

From emoji +‎ -ification.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪˌməʊd͡ʒɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

emojification (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The conversion into an emoji or emojis (e.g. the word smile into 🙂) or the creation of an emoji or emojis from an existing iconography.
    • 2016, Eric Downey, Practical Swift‎, page xxi:
      I know I am going to enjoy all the emojification extensions and making life harder on my coworkers.
    • 2017, James Perren, Applications of CALL Theory in ESL and EFL Environments‎, page 46:
      […] to send text, pictures, videos, sound, and location, including bubble and screen effects, emoji tapbacks and full-on emojification, digital touch and handwriting […]
    • 2017, Gülcan Şener, G. Motif Atar, “The Transformation of Unique Turkish Cultural Symbols into Emoji: A Study of Cultural Symbols in Digital Communications”, in İstanbul Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, number 53, page 191:
      The goal of this study is to assess the demand for “emojification” of Turkish cultural symbols and determine the appropriate symbols to use in cultural interaction in Turkey.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:emojification.
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