Most emojis make sense: smiling is good, frowning is bad, the upside down smile is me getting so friggin loose that I’m hanging from the ceiling, eating yogurt out of tubes: they are understandable.
Except the wink emoji.
And I do not necessarily lay the blame of this constant miscommunication on the medium of emojis–when in your life has a wink been clear, even if given by a flesh and blood eyelid? They are historically flirty, and only flirty. That is what movies, shows, and webinars have taught us. If thou be winked at, the romance hath begun.