"🦀" meaning in English

See 🦀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Forms: 🦀 ︎ [canonical]
Etymology: From 2018 April Fools’ Day single “Crab Rave” by musician Noisestorm, where the music video features crabs dancing in a similar form to this emoji; popularized by a version in which the words "Obama is Gone" were overlaid on the video. Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=🦀︎}} 🦀︎, {{en-symbol|head=🦀︎}} 🦀︎
  1. Used in celebration.
    Sense id: en-🦀-en-symbol-rMDL3fX~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols, English terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English symbols: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms in nonstandard scripts: 96 4
  2. (Internet slang, humorous) good riddance Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-🦀-en-symbol-5HjoHe0w

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