an emote showing a person in confusion with their arms up in the air, as to say "I don't know?"
Person 1: "Hey whats 2 + 2 ?"
Person 2: \_( o.O )_/
by Leroi Williams July 12, 2007
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–emoticon

1. A commonly emoticon used on the internet to indicate confusion
2. A surprised look
3. (used to specify the feeling where you don't know what's going on)
4. Over-used in instant conversations like the internet short form of laugh out loud; "lol".

This emoticon has been used in several different ways. Some of them, you may recognize:

o.o , o.O , O.o , o_o , o_O , O_o , 0.o , o.0 , o_0 , 0_o , 0.0 , O_O , 0_0 , O.O

Aside from the ones given above, there have been several people who customized them. For example; o_______o , o_o;; , o_o" and so forth...
Examples of usage; confusion:

The knowledge kid says:
An object is a discrete bundle of functions and procedures.

MushBear says:

Say what? O_o

Scenario; lost:

Person 1 says:

The Youtube video for that is really awesome!

Person 2 says:

I know right, it's unbelievable.

MushBear says:
o.o

Scenario; surprised:

Divine Crow says:
Did you know that the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

MushBear says:
Really? O_O
by MushBear September 14, 2010
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scratch your head; when you are confused
O.O?......what are you talking about?
by jmc2013 June 20, 2007
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A face you use to stand for when you are puzzled or baffled.
Did you know that it is illegal to go trick-or-treating on a Sunday in Deleware? O.o
by lunar shadows November 1, 2004
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A symbol meaning WTF or seriously don't get it.
Why do people mess with you so much?? "\_(o.O)_/"
by fourm128 May 22, 2009
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emoticons for someone stalking/chasing you. I think my friend thought it up, but I don't know.
Person 1: Dude, i think the creepy guy is totally crushing on me!

Person 2: (>^.^)> (>O.O)>
by AnImEfReAk1100 December 1, 2009
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An emoticon that needs to put some anti-perspirant on its face, man.
Person 1: So did you do the math homework?
Person 2: Uh...o.o;;;;
by Blizzleair September 22, 2003
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