Shade-throwing is an art. There are many moments in life where you feel the need to express exactly how you feel, or, in other words, when you literally just can't even.
Who can forget one of the most epic verbal slaughters on the silver screen? You know, when Meryl Streep schools Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada? Or Chandler Bing in FRIENDS-- The One With...the nerve to say what everyone else was thinking but too afraid to say. There are memes of sass, too-- "McKayla Is Not Impressed" has a Tumblr dedicated to it, but I digress.
Sometimes, ain't nobody got time to come up with a long, clever response. Fortunately for you, emojis make it that much easier (and sassier). After all, the prime rule of mastering the art of sass is keeping your responses as simple as possible. One final caveat before you press "Send": use them wisely—throwing too much shade can make you seem like a total hothead. You heard me. After your snippet of wit has delivered, go outside and read a book or something, you badass. (GIF's optional.)
1. The Side-Eye Smirk: Consider this guy your classic go-to.
Best for: Publicly displaying your disapproval. Also signifies an eye roll.
2. The Hair-Flip: The ultimate princess emoji. Bow down, b*tches.
Best for: Showing that you do not have time for anyone’s problems. Or that you're #SorryNotSorry.
3. The Talk-to-the-Hand: No, not a high-five. A flat out symbol of "shut up."
Best for: That time you need to tell whoever you’re talking to stop right there because that was more BS than you were capable of handling.
4. The "COOL" cube: Low-key, one of the coolest emojis. Don't underestimate it.
Best for: When things are not cool. Because, let’s face it, nobody can out-cool you, so you need to throw some of your own cool their way to let them know that tales of their incompetence do not amuse you.
5. The Slit-Eye: Anyone who sees this should run.
Best for: Notifying the person you're talking to that they are an idiot and you are so appalled by their stupidity that you're upset.
6. The Nose: It always knows.
Best for: Telling someone how painfully obvious it is that they are kissing your ass and you can see right through their brown-nosing.
7. The Nail-Paint: "So much to do, so little time, leave me alone" all in one!
Best for: Giving the perfect combination of “mind your own business, but I’m sippin' tea and chillin', too busy for your problems."
8. The Finger Point: The peanut-butter and jelly of sass when typed alongside the oh, so subtle "GTFO."
Best for: When you just need to tell someone to exit the conversation. Also great for group messages.
9. The "OK" Symbol: Two meanings, but the other, zoomed-in meaning is so much better.
Best for: Telling your friend "THIS is how close I am to losing my s*** with you." You can use it to sarcastically say something is totally okay, but if you look closely, the fingers making the O aren’t completely together. Sass factor amplified x 10.
10: The Wave Hand: AKA the "BYE, Felicia"
Best for: Telling someone to just stop talking altogether because you're 100% donezo.
