# Shruggie test  ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

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**Created:** [June 22, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177 "2015-06-22T20:47:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/21 "2015-06-24T21:27:30Z")

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Well, I suppose one could do that, but it’s rather stupid. We don’t call them all “dubiouses” just because one of them is “dubious”.

They have a name: they are a version of emoticons, Japanese style ones called kaomoji. Our you can call them “smilies” if you’re determined to use the basest vernacular.

The OP posted several formats of one kaomoji, one that is shrugging. He pluralized that, since he had more than one.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/22 "2015-06-25T02:57:13Z")

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Needed: A good one to replace to old late lamented roll-eyes.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/23 "2015-06-25T03:45:37Z")

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I wonder the popularity of variations of ಠ\_ಠ means that the Kannada alphabet saw an increased web presence.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/24 "2015-06-25T17:01:20Z")

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> [@Irishman](#):
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> Well, I suppose one could do that, but it’s rather stupid. We don’t call them all “dubiouses” just because one of them is “dubious”.

Dubii?

(Pronounced “dew-be-eye”.)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/25 "2015-06-25T17:31:38Z")

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Cleavage:

( • Y • )

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/26 "2015-06-25T17:33:20Z")

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Jeep:  
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**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/27 "2015-06-26T13:08:58Z")

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I personally like giving side-eye:

¬\_¬

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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shruggie-test-_-_/723177/28 "2015-06-27T19:24:03Z")

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Love the shruggie guy

> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Let’s not discriminate
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> (@)(@) (.)(.) (_)(_) (^)(^) (+)(+)

But THIS made me laugh out loud!

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