The 'Beggar Emoji' meme, often associated with the 'Pleading Face' (🥺) or custom 'Small Beggar' illustrations, captures the essence of desperate, exaggerated requests on the internet. While the official Unicode emoji was released in 2018, it quickly transcended its original meaning of supplication to become a symbol for simp culture, irony-poisoned requests for attention, and the 'spare a crumb' trope. Its popularity peaked as users began pairing the wide-eyed, shimmering expression with increasingly absurd or pathetic demands. It serves as the digital equivalent of puppy dog eyes, used to evoke either genuine sympathy or comedic pity in various social media interactions.