Lard Blast

A friend sent me that 🐷💨 lard blast emoji after I mentioned my weekend binge of pizza and cake, clearly teasing how I've been letting myself go lately

I saw that emoji in a cultural study about food symbolism, where it stood for the contrast between indulgence and shame in modern Western diets

On social media, it's become a shorthand for 'I ate too much, now I'm regretting it', usually posted with selfies of big meals and a hint of self-pity

At my office, we use it to describe the new manager who makes big changes all at once, like a fatty pig charging into the kitchen with no plan

My girlfriend called my cousin a lard blast after she showed up to the family dinner in her favorite baggy jeans, clearly avoiding attention to her weight