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Pile of Poo Emoji

Unicode Code Point	U+1F4A9 1F4A9
Emoji Name	pile of poo
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji	0.6Initial release
Category	Smileys & Emotion Face Costume
Keywords	pile of poopoopshitcrapfunny

The 💩 emoji, or "Pile of Poo," depicts a swirl of brown, soft-serve shaped feces, often with cartoon eyes and a friendly smile.

Despite its literal meaning, this emoji is primarily used in a humorous, playful, or ironic way.

It symbolizes bad luck, something terrible, nonsense, or simply a joke.

It can be used to express that something is awful, disgusting, or to add a lighthearted, often self-deprecating, touch to a negative situation.

This emoji is commonly used to express:

Disappointment or Badness: To describe something that is terrible, failed, or went wrong.
Nonsense or Absurdity: To convey that something is ridiculous, silly, or makes no sense.
Humor and Playfulness: Often used ironically or self-deprecatingly to lighten a negative situation.
Disgust: To express mild revulsion or that something is gross.
Toilet Humor: In contexts related to bodily functions, especially with children.

Region	Common Meaning	Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
Global	Bad, nonsense, humor	Widely understood for its humorous and often ironic negative connotations.
Western Cultures	Playful, ironic, self-deprecating	Often used in a lighthearted way to describe bad situations or express frustration.
Japan	Good luck, cute	In Japan, the "unko" (poop) character is sometimes associated with good luck and cuteness, stemming from a pun (unko sounds like "good luck").
Online/Meme Culture	Iconic, versatile	One of the most recognizable and frequently used emojis for expressing a wide range of negative, yet often humorous, sentiments.