"emojification" meaning in English

See emojification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˌməʊd͡ʒɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From emoji + -ification. Etymology templates: {{af|en|emoji|-ification}} emoji + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} emojification (uncountable)
  1. (Internet) The conversion into an emoji or emojis (e.g. the word smile into 🙂; the character ⚠ into the emoji presentation form ⚠️) or the creation of an emoji or emojis from an existing iconography. Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-emojification-en-noun-WDfTyVHF Categories (other): Internet
  2. (paraphilia) A transformation in which an individual takes on features of an emoji, typically including yellow skin, a spherical head, and a personality dominated by a single emotion. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-emojification-en-noun-qUFDT7~B Categories (other): Paraphilias, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: emojify
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