What Makes the 5head Emote so Popular? Examining Its Cultural Significance

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Well, this is an excellent tool to completely confuse a streamer.

The meaning of 5head can vary widely, encompassing two opposing extremes.

The original meaning of the 5head emote is that you genuinely believe a gamer is intelligent or has made a clever move to defeat a boss.

On the other hand, the second, often subtle meaning of the 5 head meme is to suggest that you believe a streamer is not particularly intelligent. Thus, by using this meme, you are mocking their intelligence (or lack thereof).

The Story Behind

This emote is often referred to as the forehead emote because it presents a distorted version of the 4head emote, inspired by a LOL streamer named Cadburry.

At the same time, it is somewhat reminiscent of Pinky (from Pinky and the Brain).

The 5head twitch emote was released in 2018 and was often spammed in xQc’s chat. 

The reason is that whenever the user named m0xyy would say something, others would post this meme. 

The reason for this is that a thread on Reddit defined 5head as “big brain plays, or when someone genuinely smart, like m0xy, is talking.”

So, treat the streamers with a 5head and see what results from it!

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