Emojion

๐Ÿ serpente

Significato

Used literally for snakes, but also a sharp slang for backstabbers and two-faced people. In East Asia, it ties to the zodiac and good fortune too.

Parole chiave: animale, animali, biscia, bosco, foresta, pericolo, selvatico, serpe, vipera

Come si usa nel mondo

  • Japan

    Used as a lucky zodiac symbol around New Year's. The 'backstabber' slang sense is far less common here than in the West.

  • United States

    Strongly associated with 'snake' as slang for a manipulative or two-faced person โ€” a meaning amplified by a famous 2016 celebrity feud.

๐Ÿ’ก Lo sapevi?

In 2016, a feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West's camp caused snake emojis to flood her social media, cementing ๐Ÿ as a symbol for 'fake.' She flipped the script on her 2017 album Reputation, reclaiming the snake as her own icon.

๐Ÿ’ก Lo sapevi?

Turns out she's been spreading it behind my back ๐Ÿ
Wait, why the snake?

In English, ๐Ÿ is slang for someone sneaky or two-faced โ€” often dropped into gossip about betrayal. The slang meaning can be lost on those unfamiliar with it.