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e·mo·ti·con  (-mt-kn)

n.

A sideways facial glyph used in e-mail to indicate an emotion or attitude, as to indicate intended humor [ :-) ].

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[emot(ion) + icon.]

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emoticon [ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn]

n

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) 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

[from emot(ion) + icon]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emoticon - a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons" smiley - an emoticon of a smiling face facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles

Translations

emoticon [ɪˈməʊtɪkɒn] N → emoticón m, emoticono m

emoticon [ɪˈməʊtɪkɒn] n (= smiley) → émoticone m

emoticon

n (Comput) → Smiley nt, → Emoticon nt