Meaning

2 senses
  1. A smiley, a simplified drawing of a smiling face, using two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth.

  2. (Internet, rare)A smiley, a sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, e.g. :) or :-).

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom wore a yellow T-shirt with a smiley face on it.

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  2. 'Don't worry. I'm doing fine. :-) ' "Eh ... smiley-face?"

    ru«Не беспокойся, у меня всё в порядке. :)» — «Э... смайлик?»

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Forms

plural: smiley faces

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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