🎱 is the pool 8 ball: the black ball with a white 8. It means pool, billiards and snooker — bar games, “rack ’em up” — and the Magic 8 Ball toy (“🎱 says yes”).
🎱 is the pool 8 ball: the black ball with a white 8. It means pool, billiards and snooker — bar games, “rack ’em up” — and the Magic 8 Ball toy (“🎱 says yes”). It also has a drug-slang meaning (an eighth of an ounce), which is what “what does the 8 ball emoji mean” often asks about. Original 2010 emoji. Games: 🎯 bullseye, 🃏 joker, 🎳 bowling; the future 🔮 crystal ball.
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