Emoji Slang Guide For Parents

It seems like kids today have their own language! Thanks to Bark and many team members throughout Central Oregon, we have added a glossary  of terms that students use. 

  1. 🍆 — Penis
  2. 🥴 — Used to express drunkenness, sexual arousal, or a grimace
  3. 🍑 — Butt
  4. 🥵 — Means “hot” in a sexual sense; a kid might comment this on their crush’s Instagram selfie, for example
  5. 🚛 — “Dump truck,” which refers to a large and/or shapely bottom
  6. 🌮 — Vagina
  7. 🙃 — Used to express annoyance about something
  8. 🤡 — Used when getting caught in a mistake or when feeling like a fraud
  9. 👻 — Indicates being “ghosted” (dumped with no explanation)
  10. 🧢 — Symbolizes a lie, which could also be called a “cap”
  11. 👉👈 — Shy, nervous (usually in the context of flirting)
  12. 🧿 — Represents warding off the “evil eye”
  13. 🧠 — Oral sex
  14. 💦 — Ejaculation
  15. 👅 — May indicate sexual activity, especially oral sex
  16. ⏳ — Used when someone has an “hourglass” body shape
  17. 🥶 — Often used in response to a snarky or “savage” comment (as in, “That was cold”
  18. 😈 — Feeling frisky or naughty
  19. 👁️ 👄 👁️ — A response that means, “It is what it is”
  20.  🧚‍♀️✨— Can be used in comments to denote a sarcastic, mean-spirited tone
  21. 🍃 — Emoji slang for Marijuana/weed
  22. 🤤 — Desiring someone sexually (often used in response to nudes)
  23. 🍒 — Breasts/testicles/virginity
  24. 🍝 — Represents nudes, which are often called “noods”
  25. 👀 — Used when sending or receiving nudes
  26. 💳 — Often used on TikTok to express wanting something portrayed in the video
  27. 💯 — A stamp of approval; “I agree”
  28. 🔨 — Used to refer to sexual activity
  29. 🌶️ — Indicates “spiciness,” i.e., inappropriate or risque content
  30. 🌽 — Represents “porn,” especially on TikTok

Older Teen Slang Terms

  • 420 — Marijuana reference
  • 11:11 — Popular time to make a wish
  • ASB — As balls. Example: I’m high asb.
  • Chad — A hyper-sexual young man
  • Chill — Relaxed or laid back
  • Coney — Slang for “penis”
  • CYA — “Cover your ass” or “see ya”
  • Dabbing — Refers to concentrated doses of cannabis; also a dance craze
  • Dongle — Slang for “penis”
  • HEAF — An acronym for “High Expectations Asian Father”
  • Hulk — A 2mg generic benzodiazepine bar, which is green
  • ILY — I love you
  • IRL — In real life
  • JK — Just kidding
  • Netflix and chill — Getting together and hooking up
  • OKURRR — Variation of “OKAY” made popular by rapper Cardi B who defines it as something that is said to affirm when someone is being put in their place
  • School Bus — A 2mg Xanax bar, which is yellow
  • SH — Sh** happens
  • Snapstreak — Created when friends send snaps every day, creating a streak
  • Spam — A fake social media account
  • TDTM — Talk dirty to me
  • VSCO girl — A style characterized by Hydro Flasks, Crocs, and scrunchies
  • WTF — What the f**k?
  • WYA — Where you at?
  • WYD — What you doing?
  • WUF — Where you from?