🌶️ Spicy / Hot Pepper
Stable🌍Universal#emoji#texting#compliment
Definition
Means someone is attractive ('they're spicy'), a take is controversial ('spicy take'), or something is scandalous/dramatic. Less explicit than eggplant/peach, more about general hotness or intensity.
Translation for Parents
This means something is 'hot' in a broad sense: attractive person, controversial opinion, dramatic situation. It's the PG-13 version of the eggplant. Much safer territory.
Examples
Brainrot:
“spicy take but pineapple belongs on pizza 🌶️”
English:
“This is a controversial opinion but I think pineapple belongs on pizza”
Brainrot:
“their new profile pic is 🌶️”
English:
“Their new profile picture is really attractive”
Cringe Score
3.0/10 cringe
Mildly embarrassing
Moderately safe. Using it about food is fine. Using it about a person near your teenager will get you The Look.
Category
emoji
Last Verified
2026-02-25
Sources
editorial