Eggplant is unicode's most famous innuendo emoji, functioning almost exclusively as a phallic symbol in flirty or explicit texting rather than as an actual vegetable reference — a usage so dominant that some platforms (Instagram briefly, and various moderation systems) have flagged or restricted it in certain contexts. It was part of the original 2010 set, long before anyone anticipated this second life.
Keywords: aubergine, eggplant, vegetable