ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ is an emoticon that represents a person with raised arms, often used to express excitement or victory. It can also be interpreted as a greeting, similar to "hello" or "hey there." "Happy New Year!" emote is likely referring to various emojis and emoticons people use to express their well wishes for the new year, such as 🎉🎊🥳.