The poop emoji can mean good luckSourced
The same 💩 can be encouragement in Japan and disapproval elsewhere.
In Japan, the poop emoji can wish someone luck, helped by a pun linking the word for poop with the word for fortune. In many Western contexts it is used for jokes or criticism.
One tiny symbol does not carry the same message everywhere.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-02