A combination of characters that form a facial expression.For example,if you turn your head sideways,the characters : ) makes a smiley face,and a character 8 ) make a four -eyed smiley.Frequently used in e-mail messages to convey a particular tone.
EMOTICONS
Meaning of EMOTICONS in English
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