🪳 Cockroach emoji meaning

🪳 shows a brown cockroach with long antennae. It is used when talking about roaches, pests, pest control or something gross. Because cockroaches are famous for being hard to kill, it can also describe someone or something that survives anything, often jokingly.

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🪳 How people use it

  • Reporting a roach sighting at home
  • Calling something disgusting
  • Joking that someone or something is impossible to get rid of

Example messages

THERE IS A 🪳 IN THE KITCHEN I am moving out

My old phone has survived three drops and a pool, it is basically a 🪳

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Emoji details

Namecockroach
CodepointsU+1FAB3
CategoryAnimals & Nature
Keywordsanimal, insect, pest, roach

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FAQ

What does the 🪳 cockroach emoji mean?

🪳 shows a brown cockroach with long antennae. It is used when talking about roaches, pests, pest control or something gross. Because cockroaches are famous for being hard to kill, it can also describe someone or something that survives anything, often jokingly.

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