ThousandYardStare

Soldier with a helmet wearing a vacant, traumatized expression.
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What does the ThousandYardStare emoji mean?

When the chat is just too much to process.

This emoji depicts the classic 'thousand-yard stare,' a term describing the vacant, unfocused gaze of someone who has seen too much trauma. In internet culture, it is used to express profound exhaustion, disbelief, or the feeling of being completely checked out after reading a chaotic or cursed message in a Discord channel.

When to use it

  • Reacting to an incredibly chaotic chat thread
  • Expressing total mental exhaustion after work
  • Responding to a deeply cursed or weird message
  • Showing disbelief at a truly baffling statement

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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 โ†’ Server Settings โ†’ Emoji โ†’ Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the ThousandYardStare 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 ThousandYardStare image.
  2. Open Server Settings โ†’ Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the ThousandYardStare image.
  2. Go to Server Settings โ†’ Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.