πŸ§„
Unicode
U+1F9C4
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E12.0

garlic

Definitions & examples

Represents garlic β€” strong, flavorful, and a bit polarizing. Often used in food chats, cooking jokes, or to describe someone or something with a bold vibe (β€œno fear, all flavor”).

  • Your friend says they added too much garlic to dinner.

    there’s no such thing as too much πŸ§„πŸ’ͺ

Cross-cultural

n Japanese chats, πŸ§„ (にんにく) appears in ramen or yakiniku posts. It signals stamina, flavor, and late-night energy β€” sometimes even associated with β€œε…ƒζ°—γŒε‡Ίγ‚‹ι£ŸγΉη‰©β€ (β€œfood that boosts your energy”).

Heads-up

Because garlic = strong smell, πŸ§„ can be a humorous symbol for β€œI might stink later” or β€œdon’t come too close.” Funny with friends, risky in formal chats.

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