shruggie

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noun

A kaomoji denoting a shrug; particularly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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Meanings

nounshruggie (plural shruggies)

plural shruggies

  1. InternetA kaomoji denoting a shrug; particularly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
    1 more example

    As Kyle Chayka writes in a new history of the symbol at The Awl, the meaning of the “the shruggie” is always two, if not three- or four-, fold. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ represents nihilism, “bemused resignation,” and “a Zen-like tool to accept the chaos of universe.” It is Sisyphus in unicode. […] The shruggie will seamlessly sync and you shan’t need to stress.

    2014 May 21, Robinson Meyer, “The Best Way to Type ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2016

Origin

From shrug + -ie.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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