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smiley

[smahy-lee] / ˈsmaɪ li /
NOUN
emoticon
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“It’s A No For Me,” he tersely posted on social media, accompanied by a smiley face emoji wearing shades.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Images on social media showed a person scaling the fence in a costume that included a smiley face head with sunglasses, prompting the monkeys to scatter.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Do not rewatch the video unless you want to be reminded of the smiley horrors of Zoom life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The smiley, huggy Vrabel is the sports dad we all wanted, and North Carolinian Maye actually has some of that early-Brady stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

I didn’t realize I’d been moving through the office until I was picking up those framed photos, those happy, smiley, million-years-ago pictures of our perfect family.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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