What Do Those Weird Emojis Mean?

Emojis are my favorite. You know, those little symbols you can text instead of having to type "LOL" for the 15th time in a conversation. Sending a little smiley face, or my favorite the thumbs up, is just more fun. But what about those elusive emojis?

Sure we all know when to use (need a martini after work?) (have a safe flight!), even  (it's Monday and my outfit's cute but I feel like a bloated whale...) Those all come up in many of my emoticon convos, but what in the world do we do with this guy?

Thankfully there is an amazing emoji website to help us out, Emojipedia, which is where these paste-able emoji came from. Let's learn.

We're torn on the blue guy, he might be sweating while trying to do a push-up. Or he's bowing down to someone.

This lady might be practicing Tai Chi or saying "No way" to a small child.

And later, pulling a Madonna and showing off her armpits. She could also be a ballerina, I guess.

The only thing I think when I see this one, is someone got stuck in a hula hoop. Turns out, it's actually easier to comprehend, It's just a running shirt with a sash. Congrats on your marathon.

And the faceless men emoji. This is how I describe murderers in my dreams.

It's Friday so all of our texts should look like this today:

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And remember, if you're just having a conversation face-to-face, you can always describe your emoji use, just like Gina on Brooklyn Nine Nine.