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What does <3 mean?

Asked by JulieJewel (44points) November 21st, 2009

what does it mean when someone writes you <3…I’m guessing this is something new in the twitterverse lexicon…
Please no…‘it means less than the number 3’ answers…

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Facade's avatar

It’s a sideways heart

DominicX's avatar

It’s certainly not unique to Twitter and was not created on it. It’s been around for a while. But, yeah, it’s a heart and it usually means “love”.

<3 <3 <3 XOXOXO

Haroot's avatar

“It means you’re less than three because you’re my number 1.”

proXXi's avatar

It means three of you are greater than I.

aprilsimnel's avatar

And this: </3 means “heartbroken”.

filmfann's avatar

I always thought it looked like butt-cheeks while wearing a hospital gown.

<3

see it now?

DominicX's avatar

^ Well, there’s also the whole issue of the number “39” looking like certain sexual acts…

Ame_Evil's avatar

Every time you type </3, an emo is born.

/edit Oh s**t.

avvooooooo's avatar

@DominicX That would be 69. Which I didn’t think about when I got my tattoo of my astrological sign

DominicX's avatar

@avvooooooo

lol…nice.

But 39 is something else. Look at it for a while. You’ll see it. :)

KatawaGrey's avatar

I always thought it looked like a little penis and balls.

@DominicX: HAHAHAHA! Awesome! And there is no end to the fun there. ;)

holden's avatar

@KatawaGrey no, that would be 8==D
—-or 8======D, depending on who you’re dating—

filmfann's avatar

The symbol that always amused me was :P
People use it as sticking tongue out, but I always saw it as oral sex.

jbfletcherfan's avatar

@filmfann I like your style. ;-)

holden's avatar

@filmfann I fail to see what you’re talking about.
This is a man with buck teeth! :B

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

3 is greater than “does”.

KatawaGrey's avatar

@holden: That’s why I said little. :-P Also, may I take the opportunity to brag? It would be 8==========D. :)

holden's avatar

@KatawaGrey I hope you’re not trying to impress me.

filmfann's avatar

@KatawaGrey That looks like about an inch and a half on my screen. Really?

KatawaGrey's avatar

@holden: Hey, you’re not the one looking at it. :)

@filmfann: :-P

Beta_Orionis's avatar

@filmfann it’s less than an inch on mine!

Beta_Orionis's avatar

Yes, it is the heart emoticon. Here’s a tiny post about its use and variants.

SABOTEUR's avatar

Was wondering about this but was afraid to ask.

proXXi's avatar

It means that whatever is to the symbols left is lesser than 3 ; )

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