Does 'two thumbs up' mean 'f**k you'? - and 8 other emojis that may not mean what you think

From sinister to just plain confusing - the hidden meanings of these emojis will surprise you
Does 'two thumbs up' mean 'f**k you'? - and 8 other emojis that may not mean what you think

Is utilising the thumbs up emoji the most passive aggressive way to text?

In season one of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, which is on its way to beating Beverly Hills in the high drama stakes, there was one fight that stood out over all the rest.

It all began when Lisa Barlow (a Mormon convert who owns a tequila company) took against co-star Heather Gay (an ex-Mormon who now owns a huge botox business) for sending her a thumbs-up emoji in response to a text, posturing that Gay sent it as a “f–k you.”

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