Used for pretending, sneaky jokes, or playful deception — like saying something you definitely didn’t do while wearing a fake mustache of innocence.
You “accidentally” ate your roommate’s leftovers and try to play it cool.
someone must’ve stolen your noodles… weird 🥸
🥸 often means “I’m pretending not to know” or “acting suspicious on purpose.” It’s the emoji for ironic denial or sneaky humor, not real secrecy.
In American meme culture, 🥸 represents playful denial with a guilty conscience, pretending to be innocent while everyone knows you caused the situation. It signals theatrical innocence rather than genuine secrecy.
Because 🥸 looks goofy rather than sly, it’s best used in light jokes — not for sarcasm that could be mistaken as lying.
In Korean chats, 🥸 is associated with acting shameless while pretending nothing happened, staying calm and expressionless after doing something questionable. The humor comes from being boldly thick-skinned on purpose.
In Turkish and Middle Eastern chats, 🥸 is linked to putting on a social mask, keeping up a composed appearance in public while mentally falling apart inside. It conveys holding yourself together rather than deception or comedy.
See what they share and how they differ to choose the right one.
More on lying face
Both 🥸 disguised face and 🤥 lying face convey playful deception and can be used to signal that a statement is not entirely earnest, sharing a cheeky, teasing undertone. The differences lie in their flavors: 🥸 disguised face leans into performance, role-play, or pretending with a wink—it's ideal for jokes about being undercover, feigning innocence, or assuming a silly persona—whereas 🤥 lying face calls out exaggeration or fibbing with a more teasing, skeptical edge, often used to lightly accuse someone of stretching the truth or to mock an obvious tall tale. Use 🥸 for playful theatrics and faux identities, and use 🤥 to puncture a dubious claim with amused disbelief; the tone of 🥸 feels costume-like and conspiratorial, while 🤥 feels incredulous and ribbing.
You might send 🥸 when you’re playfully pretending to be someone else or joking about doing something you clearly haven’t done. Use 🤥 when you want to tease someone for exaggerating or to call out a fanciful claim with light-hearted skepticism.
Related emojis that share similar meanings or usage.
