emoticon
noun/ɪˈməʊtɪkɒn/
/ɪˈməʊtɪkɑːn/
- a short set of keyboard symbols that represents the expression on somebody’s face, used in email, etc. to show the feelings of the person sending the message. For example :-) represents a smiling face (when you look at it with your head on one side).Topics Phones, email and the internetc1Word Origin1990s: blend of emotion and icon.
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