🍃 Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji
[ leef fluht-er-ing in thuh wind ih-moh-jee ]
What does 🍃 Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji mean?
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 depicts one or two green leaves being blown by the wind. It is commonly used to represent leaves, good weather, spring and summer, windy days, plants, and marijuana.
Because of this last usage, the Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is frequently used in the month of April leading up to April 20 (4/20), a day on which many Americans celebrate marijuana usage.
Where does 🍃 Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji come from?
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. On most major platforms, the emoji depicts one or two green leaves swirling in the wind. The Google, Microsoft, and Twitter version of the emoji depicts one leaf while all other major platforms depict two. Depending on the platform, the leaf or leaves is/are either depicted realistically or stylized. Depending on the platform, blue or grey action lines are used to symbolize wind blowing the leaf in the air.
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 has a variety of straightforward uses when referring to things such as plants, trees, windy days, or nice weather.
However, the Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is also commonly used to refer to marijuana, smoking marijuana cigarettes, and/or getting high on marijauna. Although the exact reason is unclear, it is most likely because marijuana plants have green leaves and there will most likely never be an official emoji depiction of marijuana or marijuana plants as long as marijuana remains illegal in the United States.
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is used a lot during the month of April, especially on April 20. Even when not used in April, the Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is often accompanied by the number 420 (referring to 4/20, April 20).
Examples of 🍃 Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji
all the windows in the house are open letting in that sweet spring air 🍃🌼🐣🌸🦋
Let’s go smoke a blunt at the beach 🍃😫
Who uses 🍃 Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji?
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is used for a variety of wholesome reasons, such as when referring to wind or the weather.
https://twitter.com/gabrielaov07/status/1377871956410839041
Sweeping up leaves has to be my least favourite job 🍃
— Dashy 🍅 (@Dashybear) April 3, 2021
Need a house with a nice big back garden ☀️🌻🍃
— Hannah Craven (@CravenHannah) March 31, 2021
The Leaf Fluttering in the Wind emoji 🍃 is used to refer to marijuana as well.
https://twitter.com/Osiito___/status/1377989232271237121
6 minutes early but 420 blaze it 🍃🍃🍃
— the world's most sleepiest guy 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@thinkingboutbee) April 20, 2017
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