PINEAPPLE

What Does PINEAPPLE Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

The PINEAPPLE emoji means "complicated relationship." In Australia, PINEAPPLE is slang for a fifty-dollar bill and for a reprimand. The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a PINEAPPLE house at the bottom of the ocean.

Complicated Relationship

On social media (especially Snapchat), the PINEAPPLE emoji (

) is one of many fruit-based emojis used to indicate users' relationship status. It actually means "it's complicated." As a result of the popularity of the emoji, the word PINEAPPLE is now also used to refer to a complicated relationship. For example:

Toni: Are you and Sal still coming to my party?
Jo: I'm not sure. I'll let you know.
Toni: Have you broken up?
Jo: Not really. It's a bit of a PINEAPPLE. I'll explain later.

Australian Fifty-Dollar Bill

In Australia, PINEAPPLE is commonly used as slang for a fifty-dollar bill, because the banknote is orange in color. (In a similar way to the use of greenback to refer to a US one-dollar bill.)

Sam: Hey mate, can you lend me a PINEAPPLE?
Lee: No probs mate. Just as long as you promise never to put it on a pizza.

Reprimand

Also in Australia, PINEAPPLE is used to mean "reprimand," as in a ticking off or rebuke. For example:

Jordan: Why are you looking so glum?
Chris: I've just had a PINEAPPLE from the boss for being late.

Home of SpongeBob SquarePants

The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a PINEAPPLE-shaped house at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean.

Image for PINEAPPLE

When I write PINEAPPLE, I mean this:

PINEAPPLE also means Australian fifty-dollar bill and reprimand. It is also SpongeBob SquarePants' house.

Summary of Key Points for the First Definition of PINEAPPLE

"Complicated Relationship" is the most common definition for the PINEAPPLE emoji (

) on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

PINEAPPLE
Definition:	Complicated Relationship
Type:	Emoticon
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Second Definition

PINEAPPLE is a slang name for the Australian Fifty-Dollar Bill.

PINEAPPLE
Definition:	Australian Fifty-Dollar Bill
Type:	Word (Slang)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Third Definition

PINEAPPLE is also slang for "Reprimand."

PINEAPPLE
Definition:	Reprimand
Type:	Word (Slang)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Fourth Definition

SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a PINEAPPLE house.

PINEAPPLE
Definition:	SpongeBob SquarePants' House
Type:	Word
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at PINEAPPLE

The image of a PINEAPPLE (

) is often used as an emoji, (i.e., a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion). When used to mean fifty dollar-bill of reprimand, PINEAPPLE is a slang word. Slang refers to words, phrases and uses of language that are regarded as very informal and which are often restricted to a special context or a particular group of users.