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  1. 🏫 School emoji

    The school emoji depicts a building with windows and usually two or more floors. There is a clock tower in the center, and Microsoft and Google's buildings are in bright primary colors. It's mainly used…
  2. fluffer

    Despite what it sounds like, a fluffer isn't someone who stuffs toy animals. A fluffer is—or at least is said to be—someone on a pornographic film set that keeps a male performer's penis erect in between…
  3. tinfoil hat

    Government trying to control your mind? Aliens? The Illuminati? Simply place a tinfoil hat on your head to block their signals, as the trope popularly goes. Tinfoil hat is a shorthand for saying someone believes in…
  4. 8=D

    Don't be tricked. 8=D is not a smiley: It's an emoticon depiction of a penis.
  5. fire crotch

    No, fire crotch is not a medical condition, thankfully. It means having red pubic hair. A person with naturally red hair might be said to have a fire crotch or be insulted as a fire crotch.
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  7. 🔫 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…
  8. red background with I love you gesture emoji on it

    🤟 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…
  9. 🌰 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…
  10. 🌯 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…
  11. 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.
  12. 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."