smiley
noun/ˈsmaɪli/
/ˈsmaɪli/
(plural smileys, smilies)
- a simple picture of a smiling face that is drawn as a circle with two eyes and a curved mouth
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- a simple picture or series of keyboard symbols :-) that is used, for example, in email or text messages to show the feelings of the person sending the message compare emoticonTopics Phones, email and the internetc2
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