There it is, that little squiggle, hanging out ... emoji keyboard in iOS 5 for the iPhone. Which means that in three short years, Face With Tears of Joy ­vanquished the 3,000-year-old tilde.

For example, here's what Emojipedia writes about the "👅" (tongue) emoji: "A tongue, sticking out. May be used as a childish sign of defiance. Alternatively: licking, in various contexts." ...

“I’m Scarlett, a 30-year-old college student currently living ... or horny,” while the popular sideways face emoji that has its tongue out and one eye larger than the other still means ...