SMILEY


Meaning of SMILEY in English

/smuy"lee/ , n. , pl. smileys .

a sideways smile face, :-), or similar combination of symbols, as ;-), a winking face, or :-(, a sad face, used to communicate humor, sarcasm, sadness, etc., in an electronic message. Cf. emoticon .

[ 1985-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .