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What it signals here

upvote context

Used in comments to downvote bad takes theatrically — replying with 🍅 is a humorous way to signal disagreement.

community use

r/gardening and r/cooking communities use it earnestly; r/unpopularopinion and r/memes communities use it as mockery.

subreddit meaning

On r/roastme, r/AmItheAsshole, and debate subreddits, 🍅 signals the commenter deserves public ridicule.

karma context

Low-karma posts sometimes get 🍅 replies as a humorous pile-on indicating the post was a flop.

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