English

Alternative spellings
smilie very rare

Etymology
diminutive|Diminutive of smile.

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/"smaIli/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪli|-aɪli

Adjective
en-adj

1. cheerful|Cheerful and happy; smiling.

Noun
Image:Smiley_head_happy.png|80px|thumb|A smiley.
en-noun

1. rare A simplified representation of a smiling face.
2. Internet A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a person's mood or emotion, especially <tt>&nbsp;:)|:)</tt> or <tt>&nbsp;:-)|:-)</tt> or other smiling depiction.
3. slang Having one's throat slit from side to side.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|representation of smiling face smiley face
italbrac-colon|characters that representation an emotion emoticon

Translations
trans-top|representation of a smiling face
Finnish: hymiö
trans-mid
Swedish: smiley c
trans-bottom

trans-top|characters that represent an emotion
Finnish: hymiö
trans-mid
Russian: �майлик (smájlik) m
Swedish: smiley c
trans-bottom

trans-top|slit throat
Finnish: kestohymy (slang)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Chinese: (2): ��符� (xiào li�n fúhào) "smiling face mark", �� (li�n p� - facial mask), ���� (qíngxù túbi�o - emotion pictorial mark), 表�符 (bi�oqíng fú - emotional mark)
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (����, kaomoji)
ttbc|Norwegian: smiley, smilefjes
ttbc|Polish: buźka f
ttbc|Spanish: emoticón

See also
Appendix:Emoticons

External links
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