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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.

Synonyms
Examples for "emoticon"
Examples for "emoticon"
1
There really should be an ironic emoticon tucked away in that title.
The Irish Times
2
He says the data can even be used in place of an emoticon.
Radio NZ
3
Oju Holdings revealed that it could make any emoticon that the market wanted.
The South African
4
Rather than sending just an emoticon you can even send whatever you've recorded.
Radio NZ
5
Unless you are absolutely certain an emoticon will be received well, avoid using them.
Reuters
Usage of smiley in English
1
It sounds exactly like you think it would: smooth, smiley and wise.
News.com.au
2
A company representative responded immediately, punctuating responses with smiley-face and winky-face emojis.
Reuters
3
Emojis were developed in Japan in the late 1990s as smiley-faced emoticons.
BBC
4
He met a smiley boy and mean girl by a church steeple.
The Irish Times
5
Claudel's got a whole set of boxers with them little smiley-face things.
Monday Mourning
6
Simply click the smiley face on the bottom left of the keyboard.
The Guardian
7
It's effortless, like it is for those smiley girls-on-the-go in tampon commercials.
Snapped
8
A burned disk with a smiley face sticker on its upper surface.
Empty mile
9
There are smiley faces drawn on the white rims of the shoes.
The center of everything
10
Breadcrumb chicken and smiley faces - how I loved the smiley faces.
The Guardian
11
The cooks were young and smiley and prepared their own food.
The Guardian
12
But I never forgot. One of those smiley symbols favoured by text generations.
The Irish Times
13
I'm so smiley and happy that people find it hard to be negative.
Radio NZ
14
Tim Henman was so happy and smiley and everyone loved him.
The Guardian
15
His face was unmoving and placid, almost like the smiley face.
"Undo": A Novel
16
Ciarán Kilkenny and James McCarthy palm us off with smiley ease.
The Irish Times
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More collocations
Smiley through the time
Smiley across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common