Say what? Emojis and text talk decoded for parents
Are you sending eggplant emojis to reference the roast veggies you're making for dinner? You may want to stop doing that (and read this ASAP).
01 February 2019
Jesse Jade Turner
Know your emojis (iStock)
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
Booty
Eggplant emoji
You know.
Melon emoji
Breasts
Cherries
Orgasm
"Okay" and pointing
Sexual intercourse
Banana and donut
Also sexual intercourse
Tongue out emoji
"Thirsty" or lustful
Smiling devil emoji
Sexually aroused
Fist and sweat droplets
Self-pleasure
Cancer symbol
A particular sex position...
Eye emoji
"You're looking good or hot or sexy"
Fire emoji
Also "you're looking good or hot or sexy"
Leaf emoji
Marijuana, weed.
Palm tree emoji
Also marijuana, weed.
Pill emoji
Drugs
Syringe emoji
Tattoo or drugs
Snowflake emoji
Cocaine
Corn 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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