EMOTICON


Meaning of EMOTICON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈmō-ti-ˌkän ]

noun

Etymology: emot ion + icon

Date: 1987

: a group of keyboard characters (as :-)) that typically represents a facial expression or suggests an attitude or emotion and that is used especially in computerized communications (as e-mail)

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