The blowfish emoji is the internet’s round, spiky drama ball—perfect when you’re feeling stuffed after sushi, puffed with pride, or holding your breath through a plot twist. People drop it in texts as a visual “I’m bloated,” a playful “don’t burst my bubble,” or a roast about someone’s inflated ego. It also rides the meme wave thanks to the legendary pufferfish-eating-a-carrot clip—aka the squealy “oooOOO” energy you can practically hear when this shows up. Flirty twist: those pursed, kissy lips make it a surprisingly cute stand-in for a pout.
Definition
A blowfish (also called a puffer fish) is a fish that can puff up (expand) into a spikey ball when scared. The act of puffing up makes the fish bigger and less appealing to eat by possible predators. Blowfish are also known for being poisonous as they contain highly toxic tetrodotoxin. Despite this toxin, some daring people consider blowfish to be a delicacy and will eat the portions of the fish that contain less or no toxin. This emoji swims under the radar by appearing harmless, easygoing, and slow speed, but when threatened, can grow in size, accentuate its spikes and ultimately be extremely deadly. Homer Simpson once ate one of these.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
