'Till the cows come home' — sticking around for a very long time — is the idiom most tied to this spotted, placid-faced cow. Beyond the idiom, it covers the literal animal and dairy and farm content generally.
What 🐮 means
A cartoon-like depiction of a cow looking straight ahead characterized by its short horns, small ears, and protruding snout (which is in a color different from its black and white or brown fur).
This emoji suggests the friendly nature and harmless innocence of cows while it can also suggest a big appetite and obesity. Different platforms vary in their designs of this emoji.
How and when to use it
- There's no better emoji than 🐮 when the subject matter involves cows.
- 🐮 signifies a sense of friendliness and innocence which can be depicted using that emoji.
- The 🐮 emoji also can depict obesity and people with big appetites.
- Conversations about beef and dairy products can also welcome the usage of 🐮.
Other Names
- 🐮 Cows
- 🐮 Bull
- 🐮 Calf
- 🐮 Bovine
- 🐮 Moo
- 🐮 Beef
- 🐮 Dairy
- 🐮 Innocent Face
🐮 in real conversations
What does 'holy cow' have to do with 🐮?
It's one of English's oldest exclamations of surprise, on record since the early 1900s, with 'cow!' alone going back even further. Nobody agrees on the exact origin, theories range from a euphemism for 'holy Christ' to a nod at the sacred cow in Hindu tradition, but the shock-and-awe meaning has stuck. 🐮 gets dropped whenever something is genuinely wild.
Why do British people call someone a cow?
In British slang it's an insult aimed at a woman being annoying, bossy or unpleasant, sharper on its own than most casual jabs. Add 'silly' in front and it softens considerably, sometimes even turning affectionate between friends. Tone and relationship decide whether it stings or barely registers.
What does 'have a cow' mean?
To completely overreact, get furious or hysterical about something small. The phrase is American, tracing back to the early 1900s when 'cow' alone was already slang for a fit of temper, and it stuck through decades of sitcoms and cartoons. 🐮 gets dropped under someone melting down over nothing much at all.
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature › animal-mammal
- Codepoints
U+1F42E- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:cow::cow_face:Discord- Keywords
- animal, cow, face, farm, milk, moo
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🐮 Cow Face or 🥁 Drum?
Runs with a crowd
🐮 keeps company in animal emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.