retardation

A close-up of a human face with distorted, deep-fried red and orange coloring looking intensely at the camera.
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What does the retardation emoji mean?

A deep-fried, intense close-up of a face radiating pure chaotic energy.

This emoji features a heavily distorted, high-contrast close-up of a face, often used in internet culture to represent extreme confusion, stupidity, or a 'brain-dead' moment. It is a staple in meme-heavy Discord servers for reacting to nonsensical messages or displaying a hilariously unhinged state of mind.

When to use it

  • -reacting to someone saying something incredibly stupid
  • -expressing total confusion during a chaotic chat
  • -mocking a friend who made a silly mistake
  • -showing off a completely unhinged mental state

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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 retardation 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 retardation 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 retardation image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.