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If you hadn't already guessed, this one is suggestive of oral sex. Looks like a heart, doesn't it? That's because it is — and take a deep breath, because we promise, that's all there is to it if you see your kid flashing this sign up in a photo.
This generally means "I love you," and it was popularized even further by celebrities like Taylor Swift. This is a silly game teenagers play though not all of them will necessarily be in on it.
The goal is not to look at this hand sign. If you do, you're bound to get sucker-punched, which obviously, nobody wants. Want it to go away?
You have to try to stick your index finger in the hole — without looking. Don't worry — even though this hand signal has the word "horns" in it, the gesture is not meant to be demonic. Actually, it's just a sign of having a good time — as innocent as could be.
You'll tend to see this one at concerts, though us old folks probably see this and think, "rock on. Yes, the middle finger turned sideways means the same exact thing as the traditional finger in the air, just as it has for decades before we were raising our teens today. Sometimes teens do this because it's less obtrusive — essentially they're hoping not to get caught flipping someone the bird.
You probably know this one already, But just in case you don't, the "L" is for loser! This is a sign that has somehow managed to survive through multiple generations of teens — including us when we were our kids' age. Hey, just as long as they're not throwing up that "L" to us …. This is a creative one — and definitely not something that existed when we were in middle and high school! It's a game, sort of — when some burps or farts, some teens put their hand to their forehead like this.
The last person to do so is the person who "ate" the aforementioned flatulence. Similar in meaning to the heart, this sign is pretty self explanatory, especially since it's taken directly from American Sign Language. If you see your kid flashing this sign, usually to one of their friends, this simply means "I love you.
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