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Meaning
Noun
●
A
graphical
representation
of a particular
emotion
of the
writer
, used especially in SMS,
email
, or other
electronic
communication.
A
graphic
made up
of
text
characters
to
represent
such
emotion
; a smiley.
An
image
or
graphic
icon
used to
represent
such
emotions
; an emoji.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
emoticon
English
emotion
English
émotion
French
icon
English
icon
Latin
εἰκών
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Emoji
Ellipsis
Ampersand
Emojis
Expression
Meme
Apostrophe
Exclamation
Gesture
Image
Adjective
Word
Asterisk
Expletive
Icon
Message
Phrase
Text
Sign
Caption
Words
Picture
Gestures
Utterance
Keyword
Idiom
Phrases
Feature
Object
Smileys
Interrobang
Epithet
Hashtag
Tweets
Oxymoron
Font
Symbols
Video
Tag
Joke
Exclamation Mark
Exclamation Point
Smiley Face
Eye Roll
Email Address
Punctuation Mark
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