emoticon
/ɪˈmoʊtɪkɑn/
noun
- A small picture or sequence of keyboard characters (like :-) ) used in electronic messages to show the writer's feelings.
- In the chat, he used a crying emoticon to express his sadness.
- She ended her text with a smiley emoticon to show she was joking.
- The email felt cold because it had no emoticons to soften the tone.
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