You’ve been flirting with the wrong emojis – here’s what Tinder daters REALLY mean when they use the rat or plaster
DO you speak the language of love or are these emojis just gobbledygook?
Dating app Tinder has released the top ten most-used emojis.
It found Gen Z daters are now speaking in text symbols which might puzzle the older generations.
Katy Docherty explains it all.
NOT the parking emoji but singles are using this to mean ‘pushin P’ - which is a new way of saying ‘no drama’.
When it comes to dating, this symbol apparently means ‘positive vibes only’.
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IF someone has the body of a Greek god or goddess, Gen Z use this.
When it is paired with a second emoji – ie, a tennis racket – the person is a whizz on court.
A RED heart and plaster sent together can either stand for broken-hearted or the opposite – that you are on the mend after a rough time on the dating scene.
USE of the Ukrainian flag emoji peaked in March when daters wanted to show solidarity with the war-torn country.
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Politics is a hot topic on dating profiles.
IN real life the red flag signals danger but in the dating world it means you are spotting warning signs in your Tinder match, such as they only reply late at night.
AUSTRALIA’S national symbol, the kangaroo, now has two uses – to signify Down Under and to describe a woman who has a big bum but very little up top.
A LOVE rat may spring to mind but this vermin symbol denotes something far more positive – that you are a gym rat and likely have the body to prove it.
A PROPOSAL? How romantic.
But Gen Z use the man getting down on one knee to show they are looking for a date who will obey their every command.
THESE clouds don’t mean you are in heaven with your latest match.
It means you’re being gaslit - or someone is manipulating you.
THERE is no mistaking this shocked face.
The dater wants their match to be just as appalled.
Nothing says romance like a chat about war or climate change.
And the symbols out of favour
BOOZE – too unhealthy: The beer emoji has been used 40 per cent less and the wine glass 25 per cent less than in 2021.
Singletons are shunning booze-fuelled dates in favour of more wholesome activities like mini-golf or pottery classes.
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SEXY EMOJIS – too seedy: Crude symbols such as the aubergine or peach are nowhere near this year’s top ten.
Singletons are ditching them in favour of more old-school flirting.
