While widespread use of the eggplant emoji in its R-rated meaning started in around 2012, it was 1998 when producers on Susunu! Denpa Shōne used the emoji to cover Nasubi’s nether region.

According to Twitter, the phrase "when I text you" has been tweeted over 200,000 times in the past week. This isn't the first time emoji have been reclaimed for something other than their intended ...

Someone even replied with their own emoji reference from Kronk’s New Groove. “If I text you "🥚🥚🥚” it means these are Kronk's eggs, property of Kronk. Do not use, except for Kronk.” ...