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Woman Playing Water Polo
wʊm-ən pleɪ-ɪŋ wɔ-tər poʊ-loʊ
Definitions
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Sports · Aquatic
Uncommon
Represents a female athlete playing water polo, a team water sport where players attempt to score goals by throwing a ball into the opposing team's net.
Used to reference women's water polo matches, swimming competitions, or female athletic achievements in aquatic sports.
Just watched the USA vs Australia women's water polo match! 🤽♀️ Amazing game!
Social media post about sports event
My daughter starts water polo training next week 🤽♀️ So proud of her!
Family chat about children's activities
Often appears in contexts related to Olympic Games, international competitions, or discussions about women in sports.
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Activities · Recreation
Rare
Indicates recreational water activities, swimming pool games, or general aquatic leisure involving ball play.
Sometimes used more broadly to represent swimming, pool parties, or summer water activities.
Pool party this weekend! Swimming, games, and maybe some improvised water polo 🤽♀️
Invitation message
In casual contexts, often represents fun water activities rather than competitive sports specifically.
Cultural Context
Represents growing visibility of women's participation in traditionally male-dominated sports, reflecting broader gender equality movements in athletics.
Part of Unicode's effort to create gender-inclusive emoji options, with this being a female-specific variant of the water polo player emoji.
Has varying significance based on region's water polo prominence. Highly recognized in countries with strong national teams like Australia, USA, Hungary, and Mediterranean nations.
Regional Variations
Australia
Frequently used in reference to national teams, as Australia has strong women's water polo tradition.
United States
Commonly used during collegiate sports discussions, with NCAA women's water polo having significant following.
Generational Usage
Gen_X: Primarily used in literal sports contexts or when discussing children's athletic activities.
Gen_Z: Occasionally used in sports-themed TikTok content or to represent general athletic activities and summer fun.
Older: Limited usage, mostly in family communications about grandchildren's sporting events.
Millennials: Used literally to reference the sport or as part of Olympics-themed social media conversations.
Common Combinations
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Women's water polo championship or tournament victory
Used during major competitions like Olympics or World Championships
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Women's aquatic sports or swimming activities
Used to indicate female participation in water sports generally
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US women's water polo team
Appears during international competitions when referencing specific national teams