emoticon

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈmō-ti-ˌkän\
- /ɪˈməʊ.tɪ.kɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈmō-ti-ˌkän\

Definitions of emoticon word

noun emoticon A representation of a facial expression such as:-) (representing a smile), formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writer’s feelings or intended tone. 1
noun emoticon computing: smiley, icon 1
noun Technical meaning of emoticon (messaging) /ee-moh'ti-kon/ (Or "smiley") An ASCII glyph used to indicate an emotional state in text-only electronic messaging systems such as chat, electronic mail, SMS or news. Although originally intended mostly as jokes, emoticons are widely recognised if not expected; the lack of verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause non-serious comments to be misinterpreted, resulting in offence, arguments and flame wars. Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are in common use. These include: :-) "smiley face" (for humour, laughter, friendliness, occasionally sarcasm) :-( "frowney face" (for sadness, anger, or upset) ;-) "half-smiley" (ha ha only serious); also known as "semi-smiley" or "winkey face". :-/ "wry face" These are more recognisable if you tilt your head to the left. The first two are by far the most frequently encountered. Hyphenless forms of them are also common. The acronym "lol" is also often used in the same context for the same effect (and is easier to type). The emoticon was invented by one Scott Fahlman on the CMU bboard systems on 1982-09-19. He later wrote: "I had no idea that I was starting something that would soon pollute all the world's communication channels." GLS confirms that he remembers this original posting, which has subsequently been retrieved from a backup. As with exclamation marks, overuse of the smiley is a mark of loserhood! More than one per paragraph is a fairly sure sign that you've gone over the line. 1
countable noun emoticon An emoticon is a symbol used in e-mail to show how someone is feeling. :-) is an emoticon showing happiness. 0
noun emoticon any of several combinations of symbols used in electronic mail and text messaging to indicate the state of mind of the writer, such as :-) to express happiness 0
noun emoticon A graphical representation, either in the form of an image or made up of text characters, of a particular emotion of the writer. 0

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Parts of speech for Emoticon

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Emoticon

emoticon popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for emoticon

noun emoticon

smiley — 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. Compare emoticon.
emotag — A mock HTML tag incorporated into writing to express a state of mind.

All 2 Synonyms of emoticon