The eggplant emoji is one of the most popular emojis today. However, there are only a handful of people who use it for things that don't quite match the original meaning of the emoji.
Often times, the eggplant emoji is used to send sex messages or sexting. However, the original meaning of the eggplant emoji is not arbitrary.
The eggplant emoji is an emoji made by a Japanese man. According to the Japanese Food Guide, the eggplant emoji is more than just a vegetable. In Japanese culture, dreaming of Mount Fuji, eagles, and eggplant on the first night of the New Year is considered good luck. The first dream of the year is called hatsuyume.
It is not known exactly where this belief originated, but one common theory as to why this particular combination is considered auspicious is that Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, the eagle is a strong and intelligent bird, and the Japanese word for eggplant (茄子, nasu or nasubi) is a homonym for achieving something great (成す, nasu).
Another theory relates to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (in the period known as the Edo era). He is said to be very fond of Mount Fuji, eagles, and eggplant. This belief is believed to date back to the period that began in 1603.
But the meaning of this eggplant emoji changed once it was adopted by western culture. People in the United States and Canada, for example, often use the eggplant emoji with sexual connotations. Besides eggplant, the banana emoji is also often an emoji that is 'abused'. In fact, the vegetable and fruit emoji were created to prevent miscommunication, so they are included in the general list of emojis.
Well, something like that, you. Don't use it the wrong way again, okay?