- friend system usage
- Sent to flag a mutual friend as toxic or dangerous in group gossip snaps — a visual shorthand for 'this person is bad news.'
- streak use
- Sometimes sent during streaks as a joke that the sender is in a chaotic or self-destructive mood that day.
- story meaning
- Posted on stories to signal a 'warning' day — either genuinely bad mental health, chaotic energy, or as a dramatic aesthetic choice.
- snap context
- Sent after a confessional snap about doing something reckless or self-sabotaging, as a humorous disclaimer.