The 'mistscheisse' emote depicts a person covering their mouth with their hand, expressing embarrassment, shock, or an 'oh no' reaction. It's commonly used to convey secondhand embarrassment or to react to awkward or cringeworthy moments in streams.
Origin
This emote originates from a screenshot of Forsen (Sebastian Fors), a popular Swedish Twitch streamer. The emote gained popularity in Forsen's community and later spread to the broader Twitch ecosystem through 7TV and other emote extensions. The name 'mistscheisse' is a play on words combining 'mist' (missed) and 'scheisse' (German for 'shit'), suggesting a reaction to a mistake or unfortunate situation.
When to use
The emote is typically used in Twitch chat when:
• A streamer makes an embarrassing mistake or fails badly • An awkward interaction occurs on stream • Chat witnesses something cringeworthy • Someone says something they shouldn't have • Viewers experience secondhand embarrassment from a situation • A streamer has an 'oh no' moment of realization
