The "~(>_<。)\" emote or "Defeat" emote is a Japanese emoticon that represents a defeated or frustrated expression. The tilde (~) represents sweat, the parentheses () represent the face, the greater than symbol (>) represents the eyebrows, the less than symbol (<) represents the eyes, the underscore (_) represents the mouth, the period (.) represents the tear, and the backslash (\) represents the arm.
- Surprise & Defeat:
"I thought I had everything under control, but then I got blindsided ~(>_<。)\" - Gratitude & Defeat:
"I'm grateful for the experience, even though I didn't win ~(>_<。)\" - Loneliness & Defeat:
"I feel like I'm the only one who ever loses ~(>_<。)\"
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