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Emote

A term used in MMORPG's such as World of Warcraft which describes an action your character can perform which is usually accompanied by sound and sometimes even an animation. Emotes include:

/poke
/cheer
/chicken
/moo
/dance
/insult

Also a useful way to communicate across factions in games like WoW where Alliance and Horde players speak different in-game languages such as Orcish, Darnassian, etc.
Night Elf Player #1: What the heck is this Tauren doing in Teldrassil?
Night Elf Player #2: Use the insult emote on the bitch, he can't touch you here. :P
Night Elf Player #1: /insult

"Night Elf Player #1 thinks Tauren is the son of a motherless Ogre."
by Selfie June 18, 2006
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Emotes can be either the asterisks placed in front and behind a sentence describing action to indicate the permorance of that action or a short version of emoticon, which is a face made with the characters on a keyboard.
a: *runs*
b: *chases*
b: >=D
a: *runs faster*
by Zi October 3, 2004
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(verb)To make decisions purely on emotions rather then rational judgement; overly emotional in lieu of present rationality.
Jane: I just feel like we should be together.

Jill: oh my god are u going to emote all your life's decisions?. He cheated on you 5 times and said he wasn't sorry about it.
Know its over.
by Mr. 500 April 8, 2010
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Discontinued MAC powder blush.
Girl 1: ZOMG I found Emote on LJ!
Girl 2: OMG that is my favorite contour, get it!
by LL C00L J January 31, 2009
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Giving off an emo vibe.
Person: Did you see that chick? Talk about emote.

Random Guy to Annoying Girl: EMOTE!
by Sahara April 21, 2005
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To be very emotional about a person, place, or thing. the word is a bugbear of grammar purists.
Every time Shirley goes to San Francisco, she'd emote about the hiking trails near the Presidio.
by pentozali October 19, 2006
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Paul: Hey Dave, check out my new emotes!

Dave: Dude, your emotes suck compared to mine.

Paul: STFU.
by Atomik Spongeface June 21, 2008
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