"\(^o^)/" meaning in Japanese

See \(^o^)/ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Forms: \/ [canonical]
Etymology: Originates from the 2channel phrase 人生オワタ\(^o^)/ (jinsei owata \(^o^)/ (\(O)/), “my life is over \(^o^)/ (\(O)/)”). Head templates: {{head|ja|symbol|head=\(\^o\^)/}} \(^o^)/
  1. (dated) An emoticon representing banzai; long live. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-\(^o^)/-ja-symbol-2Vb-HIHF Categories (other): Japanese emoticons, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese symbols, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese emoticons: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese symbols: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (sarcastic) An emoticon representing hopelessness and despair. FML. 🙃. It's so over. Tags: sarcastic
    Sense id: en-\(^o^)/-ja-symbol-Qg-9nKc5 Categories (other): Japanese emoticons, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese symbols, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese emoticons: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese symbols: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: オワタ (owata)
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          "english": "Got fired yesterday 🙃🙃",
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              "昨日",
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            ],
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              "首",
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            ]
          ],
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        [
          "FML",
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        ],
        [
          "🙃",
          "🙃"
        ],
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          "over",
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        ]
      ],
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          "🙃",
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