Say what? Emojis and text talk decoded for parents

With over 2000 emojis out there, it's no surprise that teens have assigned some questionable connotations to certain ones. 

Kids, am I right? 

We parents are just over here, mindlessly using these emojis with the purest intentions, of course.

Are there any emojis you've been misusing? Send us your comments and we could publish them. Do let us know if you'd like to remain anonymous. 

Don't feel bad if you've been misusing these emojis or not knew their connotations, we're here to learn! 

Here's are some of the emojis that are not exactly what they seem:

Peach emoji

brb: Be right back

bts: Behind the scenes

btw: By the way

ftw: For the win (that's good)

gr8: Great

hud/hyd: How are you doing?

icymi: In case you missed it

idc: I don't care

idk: I don't know

ikr: I know right

ily: I love you

ilysm: I love you so much

imo: In my opinion 

imy: I miss you

imysm: I miss you so much

irl: In real life

jk: Just kidding

l8r: Later

lmao: Laugh my ass off

lol: Laugh out loud

loml: Love of my life

m8: Mate

ngl: Not gonna lie

nsfw: Not safe for work

nvm: Never mind

omg: Oh my gosh*

omw: On my way/oh my word

pls: Please

ppl: People

Also see: Do you really know what your kid's doing on that smartphone?

rly: Really

smh: Shaking my head

srsly: Seriously

sry: Sorry

stfu: Shut the freak* up

tbh: To be honest

tm: Tomorrow

tmi: Too much information

tn: Tonight

tnx: thanks

ttyl: Talk to you later

ty: Thank you

v: Very

wyd: What are you doing?

Chat back:

Are there any emojis you've been misusing? Send us your comments and we could publish them. Do let us know if you'd like to remain anonymous. 

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