🔫 Pistol emoji
This is a loaded emoji. The pistol emoji on most platforms now depicts a toy or water gun, though for a while at least half of the designs depicted a more realistic-looking weapon. Where the…
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🤟 I Love You Gesture emoji
A universal emoji! Or ... is it? The love-you gesture or I love you hand sign emoji is the American Sign Language gesture for "I love you," showing a hand with a raised index finger and pinky… -
🌰 Chestnut emoji
The Chestnut emoji 🌰 is sometimes referred to as the Raisin emoji because it is so often mistaken for one—especially on small screens and on digital platforms where the nut is very dark brown. The… -
🌯 Burrito emoji
Mmmmmm. The burrito emoji depicts a rolled up tortilla, with different platforms showing ingredients like beans and cheese poking out. (You can even discern the cilantro in Apple's version, which looks darn delicious.) In many… -
basic
In slang, basic characterizes someone or something as unoriginal, unexceptional, and mainstream. A basic girl—or basic bitch as she is often insulted—is said to like pumpkin spice lattes, UGG boots, and taking lots of selfies, for instance. -
clutch
In slang, clutch refers to something done (well) in crucial situation, such as clutch play in sports that pushes a team into victory. More broadly, clutch can characterize something as "excellent" or "effective." -
curve
To curve someone is "to reject" them, that is, veer away from their romantic interests and advances in an indirect, non-confrontational way. -
the D
Do you want the D? No, we don't mean Dictionary.com, alas. The D is an affectionate nickname for the city of Detroit, Michigan. The D is also a slang euphemism for dick, or "penis" or "sex" more generally.… -
cop
A cop is an informal term for a police officer. As a verb, cop is used in a variety of slang expressions meaning "grab" or "obtain," from copping a feel on someone (not recommended) to… -
unboxing
Unboxing is the act of documenting oneself, mostly on video, of opening a packaged product from a box and displaying, reviewing, and showing off its contents. -
Sunday scaries
The Sunday scaries are the anxieties one experiences on Sunday when thinking about the impending workweek, school week, or other obligations that await in the week ahead. They are especially bad when accompanied by an end-of-the-weekend… -
blow the brains out the coupe
It may sound grotesque, but blowing the brains out the coupe is harmless. It's just slang for adding a sunroof to your car or opening an existing top.
