emoticon
[ ih-moh-ti-kon ]
/ ɪˈmoʊ tɪˌkɒn /
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noun Digital Technology.
a digital icon or a sequence of keyboard symbols that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face. Emoticons are used in a digital message or text to convey the writer’s emotions or clarify intent.
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How to use emoticon in a sentence
In recent months, the boy responded to Shattuck with kissy-face and heart-eyed emoticons.
Two years ago Facebook stopped limiting its emoticons to smiley faces and whatever those new blobs and cat memes are.
But this latest atrocity--horrifically ugly, giant emoticons--takes the cake, says Winston Ross.
Facebook Is Giving Users More Ways to Express Themselves. And It’s Terrible.|Winston Ross|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEASTStickers, according to the company, are "different than emoticons."
Facebook Is Giving Users More Ways to Express Themselves. And It’s Terrible.|Winston Ross|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for emoticon
emoticon
/ (ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn) /
noun
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
Word Origin for emoticon
C20: from emot (ion) + icon
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