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English
Etymology
A visual pun from the combination of two emoji, ποΈ (βtrash, dumpsterβ) + π₯ (βfireβ).[1] Popularised during the 2016 United States presidential election alongside the phrase dumpster fire.[2]
Symbol
ποΈπ₯
- (Internet slang, now generally uncommon) Trash fire, dumpster fire (a chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person).
2016 July 20, itscryspybetch, Twitter:What an awkward situation for NATO members. This looks like a ποΈπ₯
2016 December 19, themicknartin, Twitter:The 49ers run defense this year is by far the worst run defense I've ever seen in my life. It's a straight ποΈπ₯
2017 September 29, thatguyj3r, Twitter:Tough when Trump didn't even know Puerto Ricans are American citizens. ποΈπ₯
2018 July 18, CopThese, Twitter:LOL, could you imagine being in the state stuck with Riverside, Fresno AND Bakersfield. What are we gonna call it "Methland"? ποΈπ₯
2020 March 2, boxesofdoom, Twitter:"my entire life is one enormous dumpster fire"ποΈπ₯ same, mariah
2022 May 22, SeanNoonan, Twitter:And uhhh nobody needs to play Gun Survivor 2 anyway. ποΈπ₯
References
- ^ βποΈ Wastebasket emojiβ, in Emojipedia, n.d.: βSometimes paired with π₯ Fire as a visual representation of the slang expression dumpster fire ("chatoic situation").β
- ^ β"Dumpster fire" is 2016 American Dialect Society word of the yearβ, in American Dialect Society, 2017 January 6: βOn Twitter and other social media, the βtrashcanβ and βfireβ emoji were combined to provide a visual representation: ππ₯.β.