hear-no-evil monkey 🙉 - OzVoca Emoji Details
hear-no-evil monkey
This is a monkey emoji covering its ears with both hands. It's used to mean 'I'm not listening!' when there's something you don't want to hear.
This monkey is one of the 'Three Wise Monkeys' and means 'hear no evil.' So, you can use it wittily when you want to avoid secrets or unwanted nagging.
In a modern context, it's often used to block out information you don't want to hear, like movie spoilers or 'TMI (Too Much Information).' Sending it like 'Don't say it! 🙉' is a humorous way to handle the situation.
This emoji is deeply related to the 'Three Monkeys' story, originating from a carving at the Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikko, Japan. While it originally carried the philosophical lesson to not see, hear, or speak evil, it's now more commonly used in playful situations to feign ignorance or pretend not to hear something.