emotag

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UK/ɪˈməʊˌtæɡ/US/ɪˈmoʊˌtæɡ/US/əˈ-/

noun

A mock HTML tag incorporated into writing to express a state of mind.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounemotag (plural emotags)

plural emotags

  1. InternetA mock HTML tag incorporated into writing to express a state of mind.

Origin

Blend of emotion + tag, likely by analogy with emoticon.

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Cite this entry
APA

emotag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotag

MLA

“emotag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emotag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotag.

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