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emoticon

noun as in keyboard symbol code, :-)

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Conversations between the co-defendants on social media showed they had sent emoticons depicting a smiley face and hearts to each other.

From BBC

The player said many of the racist messages included photos and emoticons of monkeys or bananas.

Two crucial ones were the < symbol and the number 3, which together made an emoticon heart <3.

Mr. Musk replied on Friday with an emoticon of a bull’s-eye, indicating he thought the user was right on target.

“To all the Tweeps who decided to make today your last day: thanks for being incredible teammates through the ups and downs,” she tweeted with a saluting emoticon.

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

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