There's something inherently a little silly about using tiny cartoon images to simulate sexual acts.
But we all know the usual sexting suspects by now — eggplant emoji,amatuer sex video peach emoji, pointing finger at OK hand symbol emoji. Yawn. Where are the quality masturbation emoji?
SEE ALSO: The cherry emoji and 14 other emoji you can use to sextThe world's most recognizably phallic veggie may still reign supreme, but it's time to retire the ol' eggplant for a while. It's time to use other elongated food items — may we suggest the banana? Or maybe a bit of meat?
And there are also so many options for vaginal masturbation! All you need to do is get a little creative.
To help you out, we've compiled some emoji that are perfect for subtly sexting your date, having a laugh amongst friends, or quickly alerting your roommate to steer clear of your room for the next hour.
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1. Hand + food combo
Masturbation emoji: fist, banana, hot dog Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 2. Pettin' the kitty
Masturbation emoji: wave, cat Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 3. The ol' taco tango
Masturbation emoji: taco, tango Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 4. Orbiting Venus
Masturbation emoji: space, planet Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 5. Meat Beat Mania
Masturbation emoji: fist, drumstick Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 6. Flicking the bean
Masturbation emoji: finger, nuts Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE SEE ALSO: Masturbation isn't cheating. It's actually a really important part of your relationship. 7. Shifting the joystick
Masturbation emoji: game controller, joystick, fist Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 8. Blasting off
Masturbation emoji: rocket, fist, squirt Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 9. Just hands... like, every hand emoji
Masturbation emoji: every hand emoji Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 10. Blow your own horn
Masturbation emoji: blow, horn Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 11. Taming the beaver
Masturbation emoji: bear, chains Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 12. Paddling the pink canoe
Masturbation emoji: canoe, hearts Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE SEE ALSO: How to masturbate (and learn more about yourself while you're at it) 13. Hit the bullseye
Masturbation emoji: finger, bullseye Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 14. Finger blasting
Masturbation emoji: finger, explosion Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 15. Shaking hands with the milkman
Masturbation emoji: shake, cow, milk Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 16. Spank the monkey
Masturbation emoji: spank, monkey Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 17. Ring the bell
Masturbation emoji: bell Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 18. Sweet, sweet honey
Masturbation emoji: honeypot Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE SEE ALSO: What to do when you get stuck in a masturbation rut 19. Gushin'
Masturbation emoji: waves Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 20. Choke the chicken
Masturbation emoji: hands spread, chicken Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 21. Make the bald man cry
Masturbation emoji: crying, bald man Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 22. Shower time
Masturbation emoji: shower Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 23. Pinching the dumpling
Masturbation emoji: dumping, pinching hand Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE 24. Clowning yourself
Masturbation emoji: clown, eggplant, squirt Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE / APPLE Give yourself a hand, and try out these emoji combos for yourself. Though you might need to provide an explanation to whoever you're sending them to, really the only important thing is that you know what's going on. 😏
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UPDATE: May. 1, 2023, 4:51 p.m. AEST This article was originally published in May 2019, and was updated in May 2023.