emoticon
emoticon n 1 :
a representation of a facial expression (
as a smile or frown )
created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email ; ":-(
and :-)
are emoticons "
/ee -moh 'ti -kon / (Or "smiley ") An {ASCII } {glyph }
used to indicate an emotional state in text -only {electronic
messaging } systems such as {chat }, {electronic mail }, {SMS } or
news }. Although originally intended mostly as jokes ,
emoticons are widely recognised if not expected ; the lack of
verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause non -serious
comments to be misinterpreted , resulting in offence , arguments
and {flame wars }.
Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed , but only a few are
in common use . These include :
smiley face " (for humour , laughter ,
friendliness , occasionally sarcasm )
frowney face " (for sadness , anger , or upset )
half -smiley " (ha ha only serious ); also
known as "semi -smiley " or "winkey face ".
wry face "
These are more recognisable if you tilt your head to the left .
The first two are by far the most frequently encountered .
Hyphenless forms of them are also common . The acronym "{lol }"
is also often used in the same context for the same effect
and is easier to type ).
The emoticon was invented by one Scott Fahlman on the {CMU }
bboard } systems on 1982 -09 -19 . He later wrote : "I had no
idea that I was starting something that would soon pollute all
the world 's communication channels ." {GLS } confirms that he
remembers this original posting , which has subsequently been
retrieved from a backup
http ://research .microsoft .com /~mbj /Smiley /BBoard_Contents .html )}.
As with exclamation marks , overuse of the smiley is a mark of
loserhood ! More than one per paragraph is a fairly sure sign
that you 've gone over the line .
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2010 -05 -16 )emoticon : /
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n . [
common ]
An ASCII glyph used to indicate an emotional state in email or news .
Although originally intended mostly as jokes ,
emoticons (
or some other explicit humor indication )
are virtually required under certain circumstances in high -
volume text -
only communication forums such as Usenet ;
the lack of verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause what were intended to be humorous ,
sarcastic ,
ironic ,
or otherwise non -
100 %-
serious comments to be badly misinterpreted (
not always even by newbies ),
resulting in arguments and flame wars .
Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed ,
but only a few are in common use .
These include :
(
These may become more comprehensible if you tilt your head sideways ,
to the left .)
The first two listed are by far the most frequently encountered .
Hyphenless forms of them are common on CompuServe ,
GEnie ,
and BIX ;
see also bixie .
On Usenet ,
smiley is often used as a generic term synonymous with emoticon ,
as well as specifically for the happy -
face emoticon .
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