🤮
Face Vomiting Emoji
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Emoji Overview
Unicode Code Point | U+1F92E 1F92E |
Emoji Name | face vomiting |
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji | 5.0June 2017 |
Category | |
Keywords | vomitsicknausea |
🤮 Meaning and Explanation
The 🤮 emoji, or Face Vomiting, depicts a yellow face with green vomit spewing from its mouth. It is primarily used to convey nausea, sickness, disgust, or revulsion.
This emoji is often used to express a strong negative reaction to something unpleasant, gross, or revolting. It can be used literally to describe feeling unwell, or metaphorically to show extreme dislike or disapproval.
It's a very graphic and impactful emoji, making it effective for conveying strong feelings of aversion or illness.
🤮 How to Use
This emoji is commonly used to express feelings of sickness, disgust, or strong disapproval.
- To express nausea or sickness
Use it when you are feeling unwell or have an upset stomach. - To convey disgust or revulsion
It can signify that something is extremely unpleasant or gross. - To show strong disapproval
When you find something utterly unacceptable or offensive. - In response to something unappetizing
Often used humorously or seriously when encountering unappealing food or smells.
🤮 Cultural Background
Region | Common Meaning | Additional Notes or Misunderstandings |
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🌍 Global | Nausea, sickness, disgust, revulsion | Widely understood across digital communication |
🇺🇸 Western Cultures | "Gross!", sick, disgusted | Used for both literal illness and strong negative reactions |
🇯🇵 Japan | Nausea, disgust, sometimes embarrassment | Can be used to express feeling overwhelmed or repulsed |
🇰🇷 Korea | "Ew!", sick, disgusted | Popular in reaction to unpleasant content or situations |
Common Misunderstandings of 🤮
Overly graphic for some contexts
Its graphic nature might be too strong for some sensitive conversations or audiences.
Tip: Consider the audience and context. For milder disgust, 🤔 or 🤢 might be more appropriate.
Misinterpreting as just physical illness
While it literally depicts vomiting, its metaphorical use for disgust is very common.
Tip: If you mean physical illness, clarify with words like "feeling sick." If it's disgust, the emoji often speaks for itself.