emote

[ ih-moht ]

verb (used without object)

, e·mot·ed, e·mot·ing.

1. to show or pretend emotion:

   to emote over the beauties of nature.

2. to portray emotion in acting, especially exaggeratedly or ineptly; behave theatrically:

   The actress emoted for all she was worth.

3. Digital Technology. (in an online chat or video game) to give a conventionalized descriptive account of an action or emotion or prompt one’s in-game avatar to perform an animated action or emotion using a command or code:

   To emote, type a forward slash and one of the commands from the list in chat.

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. 1. (in an online chat or video game) a typed command or code that is translated into a descriptive account of an action or emotion, or that causes one’s in-game avatar to perform an action or emotion:

      Standard emotes in online video games allow you to cheer, greet, and thank other characters.

   2. (in a video game) the animation that is performed when such a code is entered:

      The first thing I do in a new game is check out my character’s dance emote.

2. (in an online chat) a posted image, especially on the Twitch streaming video channel, that has a fixed but nontransparent meaning in the video gaming community:

   Classic emotes feature popular streamers making faces.

emote

/ ɪˈməʊt /

verb

1. intr to display exaggerated emotion, as in acting; behave theatrically

Derived Forms

• eˈmoter, noun

Other Words From

• e·moter noun
• over·e·mote verb (used without object) overemoted overemoting

Word History and Origins

Origin of emote¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20; Americanism; back formation from emotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of emote¹

C20: back formation from emotion

Example Sentences

The audience interacted by throwing emotes onto the virtual stage, picking challenges like singing with your mouth shut or using a robotic voice, and voting on the next song.

From Washington Post

Twitch announced today that it will release major updates to its Emotes this month to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

From TechCrunch

The project scope was that they needed a biped robot that was battery powered and could be programmed to handle autonomous interactions with park guests and striped gestures and emotes.

From TechCrunch

I would have to say balancing my zombie-ness with my Beth-ness, and trying to emote as Beth, but through a monster body.

From The Daily Beast