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Meanings of smiley in English

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A graphical representation, either in the form of an image or made up of ASCII characters.

emoticon
Usage of smiley in English
1
It sounds exactly like you think it would: smooth, smiley and wise.
News.com.au
2
Emojis were developed in Japan in the late 1990s as smiley-faced emoticons.
BBC
3
He met a smiley boy and mean girl by a church steeple.
The Irish Times
4
A company representative responded immediately, punctuating responses with smiley-face and winky-face emojis.
Reuters
5
Simply click the smiley face on the bottom left of the keyboard.
The Guardian
6
It's effortless, like it is for those smiley girls-on-the-go in tampon commercials.
Snapped
7
A burned disk with a smiley face sticker on its upper surface.
Empty mile
8
There are smiley faces drawn on the white rims of the shoes.
The center of everything
9
Breadcrumb chicken and smiley faces - how I loved the smiley faces.
The Guardian
10
The cooks were young and smiley and prepared their own food.
The Guardian
11
I'm so smiley and happy that people find it hard to be negative.
Radio NZ
12
Tim Henman was so happy and smiley and everyone loved him.
The Guardian
13
Ciarán Kilkenny and James McCarthy palm us off with smiley ease.
The Irish Times
14
He has even had the nerve to put in a smiley-face!
Mr. Mercedes
15
Half the work is done with suggestive LOL's and a courtesy smiley face.
The South African
16
Someone had drawn a red smiley face in the final space.
Brave New World
About this term
Smiley through the time
More collocations
Smiley across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common