Emoji are a popular way to send funny and clever messages using symbols and pictures. Often times these symbols are used as puns, while other times they are an indirect form of saying a certain phrase.
For example, the whale emoji is often used to say "well." While it literally translates to "whale," the word sounds kind of like "well." So if a person uses the whale emoji to say, "Whale, I guess you're right," they are actually saying, "Well, I guess you're right."
Some emoji can also be combined without the use of words to create a short sentence. For example, a dog emoji that is combined with a house emoji translates to "doghouse." This is often referred to someone being in the doghouse, or someone being in trouble. Another example involves the phrase "vacation hair," which utilizes the emoji of an airplane, a sun and a person who is flaunting their hair.
In this quiz, we'll take a look at some popular phrases and sentences that are made with emoji. It will be your job to look at the picture and the brief description in the question to guess what it means. Think you can Sherlock Holmes your way out of this one? Take this quiz now to find out!
This phrase utilizes a smiley face, a light bulb and a red "no" symbol. What does it mean?
"Not the brightest bulb"
When you combine a red "no" symbol with a smiley face and a light bulb, it means "not the brightest bulb." This is often used to make fun of someone's intelligence.
You can remove the "bor" in "bored" and replace it with the boar emoji to say "I'm bored." You can also make sentences like "You're bored" or "It's boring."
This sentence utilizes a bee emoji. Can you decode what it means?
"I want some honey."
"I was just stung by a bee."
"I'm scared of bees."
"I believe you."
If you replace the "be" in "believe" with a bee emoji, it will read as "bee-lieve." This can be used for phrases like "I believe you." This emoji sentence is literally "Eye bee leaf ewe."
"That was cold" is a sentence that is created by using the worried emoji plus the snowflake emoji. It refers to feeling insulted by something that someone said.
A red X + a smiley face + a hand + a plate of food means what?
"Do you like the food?"
"Eat your food."
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
These four emoji create the sentence "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." This is a classic phrase that means you should show respect to those who provide food, shelter or hospitality to you.
An emoji of a person with her arms crossed + a cup of tea means what?
"This tea is too cold."
"Where's my tea?"
"I love tea."
"Not my cup of tea"
This emoji sentence means "not my cup of tea," which refers to a dislike of something. For example, if you eat a carrot and say "not my cup of tea," it means you don't like the carrot you just ate.
An emoji of a screw combined with an emoji that is rolling its eyes means what?
"Screw you."
This sentence is translated to "Screw you," which is often used to express dislike or irritation. For example, if someone says, "I'm canceling plans for tonight," the other person may respond, "Screw you," to show disapproval.
An emoji of a person that is talking plus a hand emoji means what?
"Talk to the hand."
When you combine an emoji of a person talking with a hand emoji, you get "Talk to the hand." This phrase shows disinterest in hearing another person's opinion or comments.
The combination of these three emoji equates to "You're as dumb as a door." This phrase seeks to poke fun at someone's intelligence, using the door, perhaps, to represent a closed mind.
A crying emoji plus an emoji of a person swimming means what?
"I'm crying."
"I'm swimming."
"Cry me a river."
These emoji spell out "Cry me a river," which is used to express disapproval when someone may be over-exaggerating or may be complaining a lot. For example, if person A says, "Ugh, I have to work again today," person B might say, "Cry me a river."
This sentence uses a clock, a pig and an airplane. What does it mean?
"Are the pigs on the plane?"
"When pigs fly."
This sentence means "When pigs fly," as "when" refers to the clock emoji. A conversational example of this phrase may look like this: "I'm going to be a millionaire one day." "When pigs fly."
The red "no" symbol + a sad face + a glass of milk means what?
"I hate this type of milk."
"This milk is expired."
"I spilled the milk."
"Don't cry over spilled milk."
These emoji spell out "Don't cry over spilled milk," which refers to telling someone to stop complaining over the little things. An example scenario would be: "My bobby pin broke in half!" "Don't cry over spilled milk."
Next time you want to say "I'm appalled," just replace the "appall" part with "apple." This is a pun for "appalled," which means "shocked" or "horrified."
This sentence uses a fist + a house. Can you decode what it means?
"Knock knock."
This sentence spells out "knock knock," which is often the prelude of a "knock-knock" joke. The fist emoji represents the "knocking" sound to a house door.
This sentence utilizes a repeat emoji, followed by an up arrow, then a down arrow. What does it mean?
"Spun around"
"Turned upside down"
The repeat emoji symbolizes the word "turned," which is then followed by the phrase "upside down" via the up and down arrows. This could be placed in a sentence like "My life is turned upside down."
The red "no" symbol combined with a toilet emoji and a paper emoji means what?
"This toilet paper isn't very good."
"I can't find the toilet paper."
"We're out of toilet paper."
This sentence translates to "no toilet paper," which means "We're out of toilet paper." This is often used to ask somebody to buy some toilet paper from the store - or maybe bring it to you from another room.
This sentence utilizes the scared emoji plus a pair of jeans. What do you think it spells out?
"Distressed denim"
These emoji actually spell out "distressed denim," which is a type of fashionable jeans. Someone is describing a certain outfit, which in this case involves distressed denim.
An emoji of a beauty queen combined with a sleepy emoji spells out what?
"Beauty sleep"
These two emoji spell out "beauty sleep," which refers to the idea that sleeping may make a person beautiful. This can also be enhanced with the lipstick emoji.
An emoji of a person with their arms crossed plus an emoji of a fist means what?
"My fist is broken."
"I'm not happy."
"I'm going to fight you."
"Stop fighting."
The emoji of a person with their arms folded means "stop," while the fist emoji refers to "fighting." Thus, we get the phrase "Stop fighting," or "Let's stop fighting."
A worried emoji plus a bouquet of flowers mean what?
"Here are some flowers."
"I'm sorry."
These emoji spell out "I'm sorry." The worried emoji refers to a person feeling bad or guilty about something, while the flowers represent a peace offering.
A pair of eyes, an emoji of a pointed finger and an emoji of a book mean what?
"Read this book."
The pair of eyes plus the pointed finger refer to wanting someone to look at something - in this case, a book, which is expressed by the book emoji. This is can also be enhanced with the ghost emoji, which refers to a "scary book."
This sentence uses the red "no" symbol, a pair of scissors and a triangle. Can you decode what it means?
"Cut the crap."
"I hate math."
"Don't cut corners."
The triangle sometimes symbolizes the word "corner." The red "no" symbol means "don't," while the scissors emoji means "cut." Hence the phrase, "Don't cut corners."
An emoji of a roller coaster mixed with various types of smiley and angry emoji means what?
"I hate roller coasters."
"It's an emotional roller coaster."
This sentence means "It's an emotional roller coaster," as characterized by the happy and angry emoji. The word "roller coaster" in this context refers to the waves of emotion that someone may be feeling.
What is the meaning behind an emoji of a person combined with a pointed finger and a fishing rod?
"You're a catch."
These emoji spell out "You're a catch," which is used to tell someone that they are unique. This is enhanced with the fishing rod, which refers to catching a fish.
This sentence utilizes a pot of food, a slice of pizza and a double arrow in between. Can you decode it?
"I want pizza."
"Takeout or cooking?"
The double arrow in between these two emoji refers to a choice between takeout or cooking. The pizza refers to takeout, while a pot of food refers to cooking at home.
This sentence utilizes an airplane, the sun and a person who is flaunting their hair. What does it mean?
"I'm going on vacation."
"Vacation hair"
The airplane and the sun are used to symbolize the word "vacation." This is combined with a person who is flaunting their hair, to create the phrase "vacation hair."
An emoji of the "daytime" and an emoji of the "nighttime" sandwich a right arrow, then the whole sandwich is followed by a lipstick emoji. What does it mean?
"It's a date night tonight."
"I want to go out tonight."
"Let's get our makeup done."
"Day to night makeup"
The daytime and nighttime emoji refer to the "day and night" aspects of the word "makeup." Hence the phrase, "day to night makeup."
This sentence uses the red "no" symbol, followed by the "zzz" emoji, which then ends with an emoji with two spirals as eyes. What does it mean?
"I'm going to sleep."
"No sleep"
These emoji translate to "no sleep," or they can also be read as "It's been days since I've slept." The emoji with two spirals as eyes refers to how a person feels after not sleeping.
This sentence combines the cat emoji with a pair of eyes. What do you think it means?
"Cat eyes"
"Cat eyes" is actually a phrase for eye makeup. When a makeup artist draws winged tips that extend beyond the outer corners of the eyes, the look is referred to as "cat eyes."