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chair emoji
What does chair emoji mean?
A 🪑 dropped in the comments to mean 'this is hilarious'. The whole joke is that a chair has nothing to do with laughter — that's why it's funny.
"His delivery on that punchline had me typing chair emoji in every comment."
Origin
Born from an April 2021 TikTok by Anthony Mai (@blank.antho) who told viewers to start replying with chairs instead of 😂 and treat every video like the funniest thing ever made. It sat dormant for months, then exploded in September 2021 after KSI and other big creators ran with it.
Frequently asked questions
What does the chair emoji mean on TikTok?
It's an absurdist stand-in for the crying-laughing emoji, used to signal something is funny.
Why do people use the chair emoji instead of laughing?
It caught on as a random, absurdist substitute for the crying-laughing emoji on TikTok.
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