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blowfish

blowfish meaning

A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively.

Meaning

A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively. It is one of the more distinctive marine emoji.

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How to use it

  • Fugu, prepared by someone with an actual licence 🐡
  • Puffed right up the moment it was challenged 🐡
  • Deadly and delicious, allegedly 🐡

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LanguageName
Afrikaansblaasoppie
አማርኛብሎውፊሽ
العربيةسمكة منتفخة
অসমীয়াব্লোফিছ
azərbaycaniynəqarın balıq
башҡортэнәбалыҡ
беларускаяіголкабрухавая рыба
българскириба балон
বাংলাব্লোফিশ
bosanskinapuhača
catalàpeix globus
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᏦᏔᏍᎩᎠᏣᏗ
češtinaježík
чӑваш чӗлхичӗрӗп пулӑ
Cymraegchwydd bysgodyn
DeutschKugelfisch
dolnoserbšćinakulowa ryba
Ελληνικάγουρουνόψαρο
Englishblowfish
españolpez globo
eestisiilkala
euskaraglobo-arraina
فارسیماهی بادکنکی
suomipallokala
Filipinoblowfish
føroysktígulfiskur
françaispoisson-lune
Gaeilgeiasc torcánach
Gàidhligiasg-sèididh
galegopeixe globo
ગુજરાતીબ્લોફિશ
Hausakifi mai kumbura
עבריתאבו נפחא
हिन्दीगुब्बारा मछली
hrvatskiriba napuhača
hornjoserbšćinakuloryba
magyargömbhal
հայերենփքաձուկ
Indonesiaikan gembung
íslenskablöðrufiskur
italianopesce palla
日本語フグ
Jawaiwak buntal
ქართულიმუცელნემსა
қазақ тілікірпібалық
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كىرپىبالىق
ខ្មែរត្រីកំពត
ಕನ್ನಡಉಬ್ಬುಮೀನು
한국어복어
कोंकणीब्लोफीश
кыргызчаүйлөнмө балык
ລາວປາເປົ້າ
lietuviųfugu
latviešubalonzivs
македонскириба со боцки
മലയാളംബ്ലോഫിഷ്
монголнохой загас
मराठीब्लोफिश
Melayuikan buntal
မြန်မာငါးပူဖောင်း
नेपालीब्लो माछा
Nederlandskogelvis
norskkulefisk
ଓଡ଼ିଆବ୍ଲୋଫିଶ୍‍
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਬਲੋਫਿਸ਼
Naijíriá PíjinBlófish
polskiryba rozdymka
پښتوبلوکب
portuguêsbaiacu
rumantschpesch-ballun
românăpește balon
русскийрыба-еж
سنڌيبلوفش
တႆးပႃပွင်းလူမ်း
සිංහලඉහඳ මාළුවා
slovenčinaštvorzubec
slovenščinariba napihovalka
Soomaalikalluunka baaqa
shqippeshk tullumbace
српскинадувана риба
srpskinaduvana riba
svenskablåsfisk
Kiswahiliaina ya samaki
தமிழ்ஊதிப்பெருக்கமடையும் மீன்
తెలుగుముళ్లచేప
ไทยปลาปักเป้า
ትግርኛብሎፊሽ
türkmen diliçişýän balyk
lea fakatongasokisoki
Türkçebalon balığı
українськариба-куля
اردوبلو مچھلی
o‘zbekqorni katta baliq
Tiếng Việtcá nóc
Èdè YorùbáẸja Awura
粵語雞泡魚
粤语鸡泡鱼
中文河豚
繁體中文河豚
isiZuluinhlanzi efuthekile

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F421
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:blowfish:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the blowfish emoji (🐡) mean?
A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively.
How do you type the blowfish emoji?
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What category is the blowfish emoji in?
The blowfish emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.