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Is the thumbs-up emoji passive-aggressive?

todayNovember 12, 2026

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I read an article that says that the thumbs-up emoji can apparently mean anything but in digital communication and can be perceived as passive-aggressive, disinterested or sarcastic in a text, depending on how it’s used in an online conversation.

This got me worried because I use it all the time, so I asked you what you thought:

Written by: David Bishop


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