🧋 Bubble Tea

🧋 Meaning

The primary and figurative meaning of this emoji is bubble tea or boba .

🧋 Direct meaning:

• Bubble tea is a tea base with milk/fruit and chewy tapioca balls.
• Taiwanese cuisine (the birthplace of the drink)
• Youth drinks, street food

🧋 Figurative meaning (internet slang):

• Youth culture is a symbol of fashion trends among teenagers and young adults.
• Asian cuisine is popular in East Asian countries.
• Enjoyment, pleasure - association with a favorite delicacy
• Friendly gatherings - a drink for get-togethers
• 💡 Usage

The emoji 🧋 is used in different contexts:

• In a culinary context:

  • "Today I'm trying a new flavor of bubble tea 🧋 with strawberry."

  • "This cafe makes the best 🧋 in town."

• In a social context:

  • "Let's go get boba? 🧋"

  • "Evening get-togethers with friends and 🧋"

• In a cultural context:

  • "Bubble tea isn't just a drink, it's a whole culture 🧋"

How it appeared

The 🧋 emoji was approved as part of the Unicode 13.0 standard in 2020. Its addition reflected the global popularity of bubble tea, which has evolved from a local Taiwanese product into a global trend.

Interesting facts

• History of creation: Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s
• Drink ingredients: The classic version is black tea, milk, syrup and tapioca balls.
• Variety: There are hundreds of variations of the drink with different toppings.
• Cultural Phenomenon: Bubble Tea Has Become a Symbol of Asian Culinary Globalization