grinning face with sweat 😅 - OzVoca Emoji Details
grinning face with sweat
This emoji, which is smiling while sweating, indicates an awkward situation. Use it when you're feeling a bit troubled or nervous.
It's good for when you've just made it through a close call, or when you feel sorry for having to decline a difficult request. It can also express a sense of relief, like "phew, that's a relief."
This emoji is a perfect match for the Korean expression "to break out in a cold sweat." It captures the complex feeling of narrowly avoiding being late or having to answer a difficult question. It contains the awkward effort of trying to smooth things over with a smile.
The sweat drop originated as a visual symbol for embarrassment or distress in Japanese manga and anime. This makes it very intuitive for users in East Asian cultures. In the West, it's also widely used to express nervous situations or a "close call," making it the ultimate cross-cultural "awkward smile" emoji.