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Word of the Day – Emoticon

By July 16, 2023Word of the Day

Emoticon (noun)

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a digital icon or a sequence of keyboard symbols that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face.

A mixture of emotion, and icon. First recorded in the 1980s

Example sentences

“She put the wink emoticon after the comment, so I knew she was just kidding.”

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