Emoji dictionary
馃Κ Oyster emoji
[oi-ster ih-moh-jee]
What does 馃ΚOyster emoji mean?
The oyster emoji, 馃Κ, depicts that pearl-yielding mollusk, the oyster. It may be used to represent oysters as an organism and food as well as the precious pearls they produce.
It may also be used for figurative oysters or pearls (e.g., the world is your oyster, pearls of wisdom).
Where does 馃Κ Oyster emoji come from?
Oyster is the name we give to a number of salt-water, bivalve mollusks that live in calcified shells in the ocean. Via French and Latin, the word oyster ultimately goes back to the same Greek root (concerning “bone”) that yields the prefix osteo- and verb ostracize … if you’re into words and stuff.
For thousands of years, oysters have been prized by humans both as a food substance and for their pearls. In some instances, oyster shells are also prized for their lovely color (although that doesn’t apply to all oysters).
Approved under Unicode 12.0 in 2019, the oyster emoji, in its releases so far, generally shows an open white or gray oyster shell with yellowish flesh and a small pearl in it. On unsupported platforms, the emoji displays as an empty box.
Screenshot from Emojipedia
Just as the eggplant emoji 馃崋 became repurposed for male genitalia, some people (such as Jael Goldfine put it in Paper magazine in February 2019) have supposed the oyster emoji 馃Κ may be taken up for the female counterpart.
Examples of 馃Κ Oyster emoji
Who uses 馃Κ Oyster emoji?
As of 2019, the oyster emoji is still fresh so evidence for its specific applications are only emerging.聽
Early uses find oyster emoji used in contexts of oysters as fine food …
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馃崬 Burrata with toast
馃Κ Baked oysters— City Tap Boston (@CityTapBoston)
… and an important organism.
"You can think of oysters just like trees in the forest" 馃Κ 馃く
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— Ocean Heroes Bootcamp (@OceanHeroesHQ)
Certain types oysters are prized for the pearls they produce, so expect to find the oyster emoji in contexts referring to those precious objects (e.g., jewelry, pearl of wisdom).
PEARL! 馃Κ
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— 饾枙饾枈饾枂饾枟饾枒饾枮 饾枠饾枍饾枈饾枒饾枒 (@perlasngsempol)
The rare pearl one may discover inside an oyster gave rise聽to the expression聽the world is one’s oyster, or “life’s opportunities are available to you.” The oyster emoji is a perfect punctuation to the sentiment.
The world is his oyster! 馃Κ馃實 ^TJ
— The National Lottery (@TNLUK)
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of 馃Κ Oyster emoji like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of 馃Κ Oyster emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.