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emoticon

noun as in keyboard symbol code, :-)

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In Facebook Messenger for iOS, for instance, tap the emoticon button on the right then the GIF icon to search for or scroll through available images.

The only visual feedback a player is likely to see are a series of emoticons that are native to the broader Discord interface — when you encounter the vaunted Ancient Dragon, for example, a purple chibi dragon head appears in the chat box.

Deaf signers punctuate their signed sentences with laughter, much like emoticons in written text.

“Pornstar status” with an OK-sign emoticon and “FAMOUS for dayzzzzzzz” were her last two tweets.

It was like an alien emoticon, and it creeped me the hell out.

Up in my little chat window popped the biggest emoticon I have ever seen.

An ‘F you’ ring in 18-karat gold with diamonds or a fist emoticon in 18-karat gold and diamonds.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to emoticon, such as: smiley, emotag, and winkey.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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