Ear of corn emoji 🌽 (corn emoji)
🌽 is the ear of corn: a yellow cob half unwrapped from its green husk. It means corn and barbecues — sweetcorn, harvest, the Corn Kid meme (“it’s corn!”) — and, in…
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What the ear of corn 🌽 (corn) emoji means
🌽 is the ear of corn: a yellow cob half unwrapped from its green husk. It means corn and barbecues — sweetcorn, harvest, the Corn Kid meme (“it’s corn!”) — and, in slang, “corn” as a filter-dodging spelling of porn, which is why “what does the corn emoji mean” is asked so much. From a guy or a girl in a joking context that second meaning is usually the one. Original 2010 emoji. Farm set: 🌾 wheat, 🧑🌾 farmer; snack version 🍿 popcorn.
Unicode name: ear of corn · U+1F33D · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Food & Drink.
How people use it
- Corn on the cob: barbecues, harvest
- It’s corn!: the meme
- Slang: a euphemism for adult content
- Farm and autumn: with 🌾 🍂
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ear of cornU+1F33D | Corn, or the slang | |
| popcornU+1F37F | Popcorn | |
| sheaf of riceU+1F33E | Grain | |
| hot dogU+1F32D | Barbecue | |
| no one under eighteenU+1F51E | Adult content |
Questions people ask
What does the corn emoji mean?
Literally corn; in slang, a code word for pornography used to dodge filters.
What does 🌽 mean from a guy?
In a food chat, corn; in a joking one, probably the slang.
What is the corn kid meme?
A 2022 viral video of a boy praising corn (“it’s corn! a big lump with knobs”), quoted with 🌽.
About this guide
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