~ U+007E, ~
TILDE
[unassigned: U+007F–U+009F]
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[U+00A0]

Translingual edit

Punctuation mark edit

~ ~ (Internet slang)

  1. Encloses a word or phrase to indicate disdain, mockery, snarkiness, or sarcasm being applied to it.[1]
  2. Encloses a word or phrase to indicate quirkiness.
    • 2010 December 5, magnai cbt enthusiast (@Leic1s), Twitter[2]:
      ok i finished drawing my ~trollsona~ NO YOU CAN'T SEE HIM
    • 2011 July 27, “Re: Do You ~REALLY~ Want To Know What's In Store For The Rainbow Family This Fall??”, in alt.gathering.rainbow[3] (Usenet):
      Re: Do You ~REALLY~ Want To Know What's In Store For The Rainbow Family This Fall??
    • 2021 February 27, @__jajaja___, Twitter[4]:
      9 months on anticistamines ✨🖤 trans joy is ~everything~
    • 2022 October 1, “The Light Academia pack”, in Cosmopolitan:
      Any Light Academia girl would have these ~sophisticated~ games at home.
    • 2022 November 9, Melanie Aman, “35 Gifts To Give If You Want To Be Remembered As A Great Gift-Giver By Your Family”, in BuzzFeed[5], archived from the original on 9 November 2022:
      5. A National Geographic geode kit that'll make for a ~smashing~ gift. Now hand me those goggles, please!
    • 2023 May 10, Korin Miller, “Camila Cabello Rocked An Itty-Bitty String Bikini At Coachella, And Her 🔥 Abs Are Toned AF”, in Women's Health[6]:
      Camila Cabello was ~just~ spotted kissing her ex Shawn Mendes at Coachella, and she seems to be focused on doing her own thing.
  3. (dated) Encloses a word or phrase to indicate flirtatiousness.[1]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jess Kimball Leslie (2017 June 5) “The Internet Tilde Perfectly Conveys Something We Don’t Have the Words to Explain”, in The Cut[1]