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smiley

[smahy-lee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

smileys

a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Usually smile face a drawing of a face consisting of a usually yellow circle with an upturned curve for a smile and two dots for eyes.

Smiley

[smahy-lee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

smiley

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ /

any of a group of symbols depicting a smile, or other facial expression, used in electronic mail

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Origin of smiley¹

1985–90

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"He was so smiley and always made everybody laugh," they said.

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“I truly wish I could say more about what I’m doing, but more to come soon!” he wrote in a caption, with a smiley emoji in sunglasses.

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The organizer directed him to a nearby table where he met a smiley, middle-aged medium.

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When I checked with one diplomat about that detail, they initially replied with a smiley face emoji.

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"I'm more bubbly of a person. I wasn't as smiley or as happy but she's helped me come out of my shell," she said.

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