“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

Gen Z recently dubbed the thumbs-up emoji as “rude” and “hostile.” Getty Images/iStockphoto “For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year ...

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