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Wat?

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Answering “thank you” to “I love you” is a polite way to deal with unwanted advances of another person. The reaction emoji under the message is commonly interpreted as “thank you”.

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You love me? I’ll pray for you

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That seems worse than “thank you”

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But whatsapp has had reactions forever

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still don’t get it

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The “murder weapon” likely refers to the hurt feelings of the person making the advance.

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I’ve always been torn on whether it’s supposed to be a high five or praying hands. Is thank you really a common meaning?

Emojis are pretty hard for my autistic ass.

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It’s even more confusing: Emojis were invented in Japan, which adds another layer of cultural differences. Holding your hands flat against each other is a common sign for prayer in Christianity, but in Japan it is a commen gesture for giving thanks. Hence the “official” meaning: Thank you

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Commonly high fives arr given by the palms of the same hand therefore the thumb would’ve been visible at least on one of the hands if ot was a high five emoji

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…is that not what the 👍 is for? Or is that too obvious a ‘cool, now fuck off’ response?

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That’s supposed to mean “thank you”? I always thought it was a begging gesture.

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Depends on culture I guess.

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I use it as either high five or thank you. It’s usually obvious to my interlocutor because they know my feelings towards religion

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seeing 🙏 as a high five and not a praying gesture makes it even more harsh

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RIP

(I’mma pray for you)

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Isn’t it a high five?

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On most platforms you can type ’ pray’ and it will give this one: 🙏 for high five: ✋.

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The other great ambiguity is hug/jazz hands. 🤗

I’m sorry your mom just died. *jazz hands*

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Well, according to Snapchat, it’s both :)

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definitely looks like two hands high-fiveing

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It was intended to be folded hands of an individual, and not a high five - according to the body who standardizes emojis

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Been there forever on signal and telegram?

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