Don't Waffle About These 9 New Food Emoji
Ever want to text a friend and express just how much you (or they) are waffling over a certain decision? Or show them that someone is as cold as ice? Or hint that you're trying to butter them up? Nine new food and drink emoji coming to our phones in 2019 offer all kinds of tasty choices.
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On Tuesday, the Unicode Consortium released images of the new emoji coming this year to phones near you. Non-food and drink emoji include a drop of blood, ballet slipper, wheelchairs, a skunk, service dogs, and many more. But we're going to focus in on the eats and drinks. Let's gobble them up one at a time, shall we?
Ice cube
β Approved in #emoji12: Ice Cube https://t.co/6MNMcG9puU pic.twitter.com/EvRt2IkZQH
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
Whether you need to show how cold a certain reaction was or just have a love for Ice Cube or Vanilla Ice, you can stop, collaborate and listen with this one.
Beverage box
β Approved in #emoji12: Beverage Box https://t.co/eX3Rsyd5kY pic.twitter.com/Tr33h72KGL
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
Everyone we know is going to call it a juice box, but it can spark some fun nostalgic, or childish text threads.
MatΓ© drink
β Approved in #emoji12: Mate https://t.co/Hl7CPvVS66 pic.twitter.com/DX3wKWNoRF
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
MatΓ© is a caffeinated beverage popular in many South American countries. People who love it, really love it, so welcome to the emoji club.
Falafel
β Approved in #emoji12: Falafel https://t.co/K74QFAUu6B pic.twitter.com/Q0LkALqJKi
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
Hope you've had this before, but if not, the dictionary defines it as, "a spicy mixture of ground vegetables (such as chickpeas or fava beans) formed into balls or patties and then fried." We define it as, "yum!"
Butter
β Approved in #emoji12: Butter https://t.co/LN2l1BjnMx pic.twitter.com/uu1pOBAMh6
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
I'll stop the world and melt with you.
Garlic
β Approved in #emoji12: Garlic https://t.co/GhGpVGyrMx pic.twitter.com/2iBOqkCZ2e
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
Vampires, back off, unless you're a really dim bulb.
Onion
β Approved in #emoji12: Onion https://t.co/ZBoy3CNOTU pic.twitter.com/TTvNnV8KKY
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
Some of us love them, others hate them, but an onion makes for one sharp emoji.
Oyster
β Approved in #emoji12: Oyster https://t.co/FLybRv4Jmt pic.twitter.com/UVCD1Xfl83
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 5, 2019
This one might have a tendency to look gloppy and terrible except that the designers saved it by adding a glittering pearl.
Waffle
β Approved in #emoji12: Waffle https://t.co/g2AevaFec3 pic.twitter.com/WKR0pTaa84
β Emojipedia π (@Emojipedia) February 6, 2019
And according to our informal poll of social-media buzz, the favorite new emoji of many texters out here is the new, golden-brown waffle, sporting a center pat of butter. Is it an Eggo brand waffle? Because if so, somebody had better alert Eleven from "Stranger Things." If you, like Eleven, could eat waffles at any time of day, check out these 35 breakfast for dinner recipes.