bear
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− Avoid when: you think it means teddy bears on Grindr. it does not mean teddy bears on Grindr
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A bear. Big, hairy, masculine, warm. A whole gay subculture since the 1980s, built by larger, hairier men who got cropped out of mainstream gay beauty standards and made their own scene instead: bars, flags, week-long events, a full flannel economy.
When to use
- +"bear night 🐻"
- +🐻 in a dating bio, carrying the whole profile
- +"woof"
Avoid when
- −you think it means teddy bears on Grindr. it does not mean teddy bears on Grindr
The market pessimist. Bearish means you expect the drop. Every finance thread has one bear who has predicted twelve of the last two crashes and will be right again someday.
When to use
- +"I'm bearish on all of it 🐻"
- +"bears in shambles" on a green day
- +"the bear case writes itself"
Avoid when
- −brunch with definition one. same emoji, different bar
The woods answer. April 2024: TikTok asked women whether they'd rather be stuck in a forest with a random man or a random bear. Seven of eight picked the bear, the internet lost an entire month arguing about it, and the emoji absorbed a gender discourse.
When to use
- +"the bear. every time 🐻"
- +"and THIS is why we picked the bear" under a news story about a man behaving as feared
Avoid when
- −you feel a "not all men" forming. that reply is the bear's closing argument