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emoticon

An emoticon, sometimes called a smiley, is a sequence of printable characters such as :) or ^_^, that is intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion. Use in internet forums and instant-messaging.

emoticons: :) smile :( frown ;) wink :P or :Þ tongue sticking out: joke, sarcasm or disgusting 8) has sunglasses: looking cool :O surprised :S confused :'( shedding a tear XD laughing, eyes shut (LOL) XP Tongue out, eyes shut ^_^ smiley ^.^ see above, but rather than a wide, closed mouth, a small mouth is present ^_~ wink >_< angry, frustrated =_= bored -_- annoyed -_-' or ^_^' or ^_^;; nervousness, sweatdrop or embarrassed. ¬_¬ or <_< "yeah, right...", looking around suspiciously ;_; crying o_O Confused O_O Shocked O_< Flinch, wink, twiching ._. intimidated, sad, ashamed $_$ Money Eyes; Thinking about Money x_x Dead or Knocked Out 9_9 Eye Rolling *_* Star-Struck t(-_-t) or ,|,,(-_-),,|, Flipping off =^_^= blushing, or a cat face u.u duh, sarcastic "what do you think?" face \m/>_<\m/ Rockin' out ect.

by ÐeadRose November 22, 2005

emoticon

The antithesis of intelligent writing.

OMG XD lol ;) i <3 emoticons :P

by Aristophanes November 24, 2005

emoticon

A simple text depiction of what one's face would look like if an online conversation were taking place in person.

1. I'm happy! :) 2. I'm unhappy! :( 3. You're silly! :P

by PJC October 02, 2002

emoticon

A means of expressing emotion via Internet chat rooms and private messages. (Note: Do not use emoticons unironically, unless you're speaking to someone who doesn't understand your language.)

:) happy :( unhappy :D overjoyed :C profoundly unhappy (^-^) ecstatic anime fan

by Tommy Wommy Womsters March 26, 2005

emoticon

any of a series of characters used by people to represent emotions that cannot easily be easily expressed during the course of a chat session they are engaged in to avoid the necessity of expressing emotion face to face.

He added the emoticon :) to the message so they would understand he was just kidding.

by Lexico Luther May 02, 2012

emoticon

pointless but fun...

^.^ o_O <u,u> =^o^= >_<

by Neil November 15, 2004

emoticon

An icon (almost always a circle) used to represent an emotion; an advanced smily face.

Only pixel emoticons are allowed in that section of deviantART.

by Emotefan September 06, 2010