pager 📟 - OzVoca Emoji Details
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pager
This is an old communication device known as a pager. It was an item used to receive short messages before cell phones existed.
People sent numeric messages with this device when they needed to get in touch urgently. It's a nostalgic item often seen in old Korean dramas and movies.
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In Korea, it was affectionately called "ppippi," and there was a unique culture of sending code-like messages with numbers. For example, "8282" meant "ppalli-ppalli" (quickly).
If you watch K-content from the 90s, you'll see many scenes where characters convey their feelings via pager. Now, it's used like a meme to mean "old-fashioned" or "very old," or when you want to express a 90s retro style.