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Onion

Unicode: U+1F9C5

Shortcodes: :onion:

TL;DR

Layers! Onions or having depth.

Context Meanings

Literal
LOW Risk

Onions.

Example: โ€œDicing onions ๐Ÿง…โ€

Slang
LOW Risk

Having layers (Shrek).

Example: โ€œI have layers ๐Ÿง…โ€

Ironic
LOW Risk

Making people cry.

Example: โ€œEmotional ๐Ÿง…โ€

Work
LOW Risk

Cooking.

Example: โ€œBase of every dish ๐Ÿง…โ€

Platform Notes

Twitter/X

Shrek references.

Instagram

Cooking content.

TikTok

Food videos.

Generational Differences

Gen Z

Shrek memes.

Millennial

Layers like onions.

Boomer

Onion.

Technical Details

Unicode
U+1F9C5
Version
12.0
Category
Food-drink
Subcategory
food-vegetable
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Baby Bottle!

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Represents bagel.

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Bagel

Bagel!