hear-no-evil monkey

🙉

hear-no-evil monkey

Used when you’re embarrassed, pretending not to hear, or want to playfully avoid something awkward. It’s a “cover my ears” reaction — cute panic more than real avoidance.

  • Your friend starts describing their terrible date in way too much detail.

    Ahhh stoppp 🙉 I don’t need that image in my head 😭

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F649
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6
General

Can also mean “I didn’t hear that 😶‍🌫️” — used when you’re jokingly ignoring bad news or drama.

Cross-cultural

In Korean chats, 🙉 often connects to the phrase “안 들려~” (“I can’t hear you~”) and is used teasingly between friends or couples. It carries a cute, aegyo (애교) tone rather than true embarrassment.

Heads-up

🙉 might seem immature in serious chats; pair with text to clarify tone if you’re joking.

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