The money-mouth face is pure cha-ching energy: dollar-sign eyes lit up like a slot machine and a green banknote tongue hanging out like it just tasted profits. It screams payday, tip-jar win, surprise bonus, or that moment your friend finally Venmos you back. People drop it to flex a great deal, celebrate a hustle paying off, or jokingly thirst over anything pricey—new phone, concert tickets, or that limited-edition drop you absolutely do not need but absolutely must have. It’s also used ironically when prices are ridiculous, like “$17 for iced coffee? 🤑” or when capitalism memes hit a little too hard.
On Apple/iOS, the face is bright yellow with raised brows and a big open grin, emerald $ signs for pupils, and a crisp green bill as the tongue—complete with a printed dollar symbol. The expression is front-facing and cartoon-bold, giving instant “secure the bag” vibes. In meme land, it pairs nicely with stonks, crypto moon talk, commission screenshots, and “making it rain” jokes, but also shows up in sarcastic replies to “exposure as payment.” Sometimes it’s flirty in a sugar-parent-joke way, sometimes dramatic for lottery dreams, and sometimes awkwardly honest when rent is due and you’re manifesting miracles.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 9 update.
