Translingual
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Description
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Depiction of a jack-o'-lantern.
Etymology
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The second sense is derived from the absence of an emoji or Unicode character for a pumpkin.
🎃
- (metonymically) Halloween.
2018 November 2, YoussefSh3rawy, Twitter[2]:في عيد الرعب نحن جاهزون لنجعله النهائي الأكثر رعبا .. 🎃- This Halloween we are ready to make it the scariest finale.. 🎃
2019 August 25, DracoNerdAD, Twitter[3]:Let's try this Emoji Challenge.
Relationship status: 🎮
Kids: 0️⃣
[…]
Favorite holiday: 🎃
2023 October 31, justin_malcey, Twitter[4]:Joyeux Halloween 🎃- Happy Halloween 🎃
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Pumpkin.
2018 October 5, AkoYagami, Twitter[5]:Essen! 🎃 [followed by a picture of pumpkin fritters]- Dinner! 🎃
2021 July 15, BrittMezher, Twitter[6]:My patient bought me a pumpkin. He knew it was my favourite food! Lol that's so super! I’m easily pleased! 🎃🎃
2023 September 26, TommyTheGinger1, Twitter[7]:Im all about the pumpkin lattes and pumpkin pies 😋 What’s your favourite autumn food? 🎃
Usage notes
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- As an emoji, the design of 🎃 varies by operating system/platform. Aside from the carved face, the most prominent difference is whether or not the pumpkin has a lit candle; some platforms display the symbol's facial features as yellow (to represent light) while others depict them as black or dark orange.[1]
References
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- ^ “🎃 Jack-O-Lantern”, in Emojipedia[1], n.d., retrieved 19 January 2024, Emoji Designs