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emoticon

[ih-moh-ti-kon] / ɪˈmoʊ tɪˌkɒn /
NOUN
keyboard symbol code, :-)
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Mr. Musk replied on Friday with an emoticon of a bull’s-eye, indicating he thought the user was right on target.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2022

The line was followed by a winking emoticon.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Others had grown suspicious of his emoticon use: one wrote that anyone “who uses the ‘!?’ emoji is totally a middle-aged man.”

From Washington Post • May 11, 2021

If they write “Mrs.” in an email, I correct them in my response with a winky-face emoticon.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2019

Like a little happy but somewhat clueless emoticon.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio



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