💣 - bomb emoji

or bomb emoji

[bom ih-moh-jee]

What does ๐Ÿ’ฃย mean?

It's about to go off! The bomb emoji,ย ๐Ÿ’ฃ, is used to emphasize that something is mind-blowing or amazing (i.e., explosive) or the slang bomb, especially for things like parties or lookin' good.

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It's also used for news that may be shocking or clinching (i.e., a bombshell or boom, there is it). Occasionally, it's used for actual explosives.

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Examples of 💣 - bomb emoji

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Examples of 💣 - bomb emoji
I forgot my Mac could do this! All set to chat while streaming/mixing liveย ๐Ÿ‘ย ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฅ
@snowdusk_, November, 2017
someone: breathes within 20 feet of bts yโ€™all: GET EM OUTTA THERE!!! โŒ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ˜กโŒ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ชโŒ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ˜กโŒ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ”ช
@haoist, November, 2017
Amazing women in games journalism: @sweetpotatoes @SpaceDoctorPhD @MolotovCupcake Theyโ€™re theย  ๐Ÿ’ฃ, and make my days at @DotEsports so much more enjoyable ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ
@SairaMueller, November, 2017
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Where does 💣 - bomb emoji come from?

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The bomb emoji was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Across platforms, it displays as a cartoon-styled, black sphere with a lit fuse, as if ready to go off.

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After Apple changed its pistol emoji, ๐Ÿ”ซ, to a water gun in 2016, with other major vendors following suit, a meme arose of theย bombย emoji joking that it was being replaced with a water balloon.

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Who uses 💣 - bomb emoji ?

The bomb emoji can be used like the slang sayingย it’s the bomb, or “excellent” or “impressive.”ย That music festival your friend invited you to? It’s going to beย ๐Ÿ’ฃ. Feeling like you look like a million bucks? You’re lookingย ๐Ÿ’ฃ.

Finally got some exciting or affirming news? Boom!, you might say … or use the bomb emoji. Scandalous or major news is also described as a bombshell, lending itself well to the bomb emoji.

Explosive plays or wins in sports may also take to the bomb emoji, as may actual bomb squads.

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