๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Etymology

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A visual pun from the combination of two emoji, ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ (โ€œtrash, dumpsterโ€) +‎ ๐Ÿ”ฅ (โ€œfireโ€).[1] Popularised during the 2016 United States presidential election alongside the phrase dumpster fire.[2]

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๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

  1. (Internet slang, now generally uncommon) Trash fire, dumpster fire (a chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person).
    • 2016 July 20, itscryspybetch, Twitter[3]:
      What an awkward situation for NATO members. This looks like a ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    • 2016 December 19, themicknartin, Twitter[4]:
      The 49ers run defense this year is by far the worst run defense I've ever seen in my life. It's a straight ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    • 2017 September 29, thatguyj3r, Twitter[5]:
      Tough when Trump didn't even know Puerto Ricans are American citizens. ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    • 2018 July 18, CopThese, Twitter[6]:
      LOL, could you imagine being in the state stuck with Riverside, Fresno AND Bakersfield. What are we gonna call it "Methland"? ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    • 2020 March 2, boxesofdoom, Twitter[7]:
      "my entire life is one enormous dumpster fire"๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ same, mariah
    • 2022 May 22, SeanNoonan, Twitter[8]:
      And uhhh nobody needs to play Gun Survivor 2 anyway. ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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  1. ^ โ€œ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Wastebasket emojiโ€, in Emojipedia[1], n.d.: โ€œSometimes paired with ๐Ÿ”ฅ Fire as a visual representation of the slang expression dumpster fire ("chatoic situation").โ€
  2. ^ โ€œ"Dumpster fire" is 2016 American Dialect Society word of the yearโ€, in American Dialect Society[2], 2017 January 6: โ€œOn Twitter and other social media, the โ€œtrashcanโ€ and โ€œfireโ€ emoji were combined to provide a visual representation: ๐Ÿ—‘๐Ÿ”ฅ.โ€.