interjection Internet Slang

🥶

/koʊld feɪs ɪˈmoʊdʒi/ ("cold face emoji") · interjection · informal

The blue, frosty face that means literally freezing — or that something is 'cold' as in impressively ruthless.

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Definitions

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Used literally to say you're freezing or it's very cold outside.

“No heating in this office 🥶”
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Used to react to someone being brutally savage or ruthless, with a touch of awe.

“She left him on read for a week 🥶 cold-blooded”
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Used to mean something is 'cold' in the slang sense — impressively savage, fearless, or hard, especially a bar or a fit.

“That verse was 🥶 he went crazy”
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🥶 In A Sentence

Walking to the bus stop in this weather 🥶
His new freestyle is 🥶🥶🥶
The way she clapped back was 🥶

Origin & Usage

Beyond the literal 'cold' meaning, the slang 'cold' for impressively ruthless or skillful comes from AAVE and hip-hop. The emoji picked up both meanings on Twitter and TikTok in the late 2010s.

Variants 🥶coldice cold
Tags #gen-z#texting#hip-hop#aave

People Also Ask

What does the cold face emoji mean in slang?

Besides literally freezing, it means something is 'cold' — impressively savage, hard, or skillful, like a great rap verse.

What does 🥶 mean on TikTok?

It often reacts to something ruthless or impressive, like a brutal clapback or a fire performance. It can also just mean it's cold.

Is 🥶 a compliment?

In its slang sense, yes — calling a bar or a move 'cold' means it's elite and fearless.

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