cinema

Jimmy Butler squinting at a bright glowing paper with a confused and pained expression.
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What does the cinema emoji mean?

When you find something so cursed or blindingly bright, you just have to look away.

This emoji features NBA star Jimmy Butler squinting at a glowing document, a viral moment often used to represent reading something absurd, cringeworthy, or overwhelming. It is the perfect reaction for when a message in chat is so bad or confusing that you need to physically recoil from the screen.

When to use it

  • Reacting to a cringeworthy message in chat
  • Showing confusion after reading a bad take
  • Expressing disbelief at a bizarre news article
  • Highlighting something that is too bright

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the cinema image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the cinema image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the cinema image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.