ConnectPhrase · Ages 9-20 · In use
erm actually
Mocking someone for a know-it-all correction, often with the nerd face and pointing finger emojis.
"Erm actually, it's pronounced gif with a hard g" 🤓☝️
For parents and educators
Light teasing. Used a lot to shut down a kid who knows a lot, so it can sting if it happens all the time.
Where it came from
Built on the nerd face emoji, added to phones in 2015, and the stereotype of the fussy expert.
Also heard as
🤓☝️, nerd emoji, um actually
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