ogre 👹 - OzVoca Emoji Details
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This emoji represents a scary monster from Japan called an "Oni." It's characterized by its red face, horns, and sharp teeth.
It mainly symbolizes a powerful and frightening being from fairy tales and legends. You can use it when you want to convey a scary or threatening feeling, or when talking about festivals like Halloween.
In Japan, during a festival called "Setsubun," there is a custom of throwing beans at someone wearing an Oni mask to drive away evil spirits. This emoji contains that cultural background.
It may look similar to the Korean "Dokkaebi," but the Japanese Oni is usually depicted as a more malevolent and punishing entity. Nowadays, it's also used to refer to a powerful boss monster in games or anime, or to exaggerate a state of being "about to explode with anger," like saying, "If you mess with me now, I'll turn into an Oni."