electric plug
electric plug meaning
An electric plug. It stands for power, charging and electricity. Figuratively it means plugging something — promoting it — and pulling the plug, which means ending something abruptly. Both idioms are common, and "pulling the plug" is one of the most-used metaphors in English for shutting a project down for good.
Meaning
An electric plug. It stands for power, charging and electricity. Figuratively it means plugging something — promoting it — and pulling the plug, which means ending something abruptly. Both idioms are common, and "pulling the plug" is one of the most-used metaphors in English for shutting a project down for good.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — AC power plugs and sockets
How to use it
- Shameless plug for my own thing 🔌
- They pulled the plug on the whole project 🔌
- Charger, urgently 🔌
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | elektriese prop |
| አማርኛ | የኤሌክትሪክ ሶኬት |
| العربية | فيشة كهرباء |
| অসমীয়া | বৈদ্যুতিক প্লাগ |
| azərbaycan | elektrik ştepseli |
| башҡорт | электр вилкаһы |
| беларуская | вілка |
| български | електрически щепсел |
| বাংলা | ইলেকট্রিক প্ল্যাগ |
| bosanski | eletrični utikač |
| català | endoll |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᏗᎫᏓᎸᏗ |
| čeština | zástrčka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чикме |
| Cymraeg | plwg trydanol |
| Deutsch | Netzstecker |
| dolnoserbšćina | tykack |
| Ελληνικά | βύσμα ρεύματος |
| English | electric plug |
| español | enchufe eléctrico |
| eesti | elektripistik |
| euskara | entxufea |
| فارسی | دوشاخه |
| suomi | pistoke |
| Filipino | electric plug |
| føroyskt | stikkari |
| français | câble avec fiche électrique |
| Gaeilge | pluga leictreach |
| Gàidhlig | pluga dealain |
| galego | enchufe |
| ગુજરાતી | ઇલેક્ટ્રિક પ્લગ |
| Hausa | fulogin lantarki |
| עברית | תקע חשמלי |
| हिन्दी | बिजली का प्लग |
| hrvatski | strujni utikač |
| hornjoserbšćina | tykačk |
| magyar | elektromos dugó |
| հայերեն | էլեկտրական խրոց |
| Indonesia | steker |
| íslenska | innstunga |
| italiano | spina elettrica |
| 日本語 | コンセント |
| Jawa | colokan listrik |
| ქართული | შტეკერი |
| қазақ тілі | тығын |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تىعىن |
| ខ្មែរ | ឌុយដោត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಪ್ಲಗ್ |
| 한국어 | 전기 플러그 |
| कोंकणी | विजेचो प्लग |
| кыргызча | электр вилкасы |
| ລາວ | ປັກສຽບໄຟ |
| lietuvių | elektros kištukas |
| latviešu | kontaktdakša |
| македонски | електричен приклучок |
| മലയാളം | ഇലക്ട്രിക് പ്ലഗ് |
| монгол | залгуур |
| मराठी | इलेक्ट्रिक प्लग |
| Melayu | palam elektrik |
| မြန်မာ | လျှပ်စစ် ပလပ် |
| नेपाली | बिधुतीय प्लग |
| Nederlands | stekker |
| norsk | støpsel |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବୈଦ୍ୟୁତିକ୍ ପ୍ଲଗ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਿਜਲੀ ਪਲੱਗ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹlẹ́trík Plọg |
| polski | wtyczka elektryczna |
| پښتو | برېښنايي پلګ |
| português | tomada elétrica |
| rumantsch | spina |
| română | fișă electrică |
| русский | вилка |
| سنڌي | برقي پلگ |
| တႆး | ပလၵ်ႉၾႆးၾႃႉ |
| සිංහල | විදුලි පේනුව |
| slovenčina | zástrčka |
| slovenščina | električni vtikač |
| Soomaali | xadhiga dabka |
| shqip | spinë elektrike |
| српски | струјни утикач |
| srpski | strujni utikač |
| svenska | elkontakt |
| Kiswahili | plagi ya umeme |
| தமிழ் | பிளக் |
| తెలుగు | ఎలక్ట్రిక్ ప్లగ్ |
| ไทย | ปลั๊กไฟ |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ኤሌክትሪክ ፕላግ |
| türkmen dili | tok wilkasy |
| lea fakatonga | ʻumosi ʻuhila |
| Türkçe | elektrik fişi |
| українська | штепсель |
| اردو | الیکٹرک پلگ |
| o‘zbek | elektr kabel sanchqisi |
| Tiếng Việt | phích cắm điện |
| Èdè Yorùbá | pulọgi onina |
| 粵語 | 插頭 |
| 粤语 | 插头 |
| 中文 | 电源插头 |
| 繁體中文 | 插頭 |
| isiZulu | ipulaki likagesi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F50C
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :electric_plug:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the electric plug emoji (🔌) mean?
- An electric plug. It stands for power, charging and electricity. Figuratively it means plugging something — promoting it — and pulling the plug, which means ending something abruptly. Both idioms are common, and "pulling the plug" is one of the most-used metaphors in English for shutting a project down for good.
- How do you type the electric plug emoji?
- Copy the electric plug emoji 🔌 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the electric plug emoji in?
- The electric plug emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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