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smiley face definition

smiley face

  1. a stylized representation of a smiling face, typically a yellow circle with dots for eyes and a curved line for a smile, used as in a memo to suggest approval, a joking tone, etc.
  2. a combination of typed characters, as or ;, used, as in e-mail, for such a representation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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