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^[1], 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^[2], 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.

Related terms

• emojify