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emoticon emoticon n 1: a representation of a facial expression ( as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons" /ee-moh'ti-kon/ (Or "smiley") An {ASCII} {glyph}
used to indicate an emotional state in text-only {electronic
messaging} systems such as {chat}, {electronic mail}, {SMS} or
{news}. Although originally intended mostly as jokes,
emoticons are widely recognised if not expected; the lack of
verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause non-serious
comments to be misinterpreted, resulting in offence, arguments
and {flame wars}.
Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are
in common use. These include:
:-) "smiley face" (for humour, laughter,
friendliness, occasionally sarcasm)
:-( "frowney face" (for sadness, anger, or upset)
;-) "half-smiley" (ha ha only serious); also
known as "semi-smiley" or "winkey face".
:-/ "wry face"
These are more recognisable if you tilt your head to the left.
The first two are by far the most frequently encountered.
Hyphenless forms of them are also common. The acronym "{lol}"
is also often used in the same context for the same effect
(and is easier to type).
The emoticon was invented by one Scott Fahlman on the {CMU}
{bboard} systems on 1982-09-19. He later wrote: "I had no
idea that I was starting something that would soon pollute all
the world's communication channels." {GLS} confirms that he
remembers this original posting, which has subsequently been
{retrieved from a backup
(http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Smiley/BBoard_Contents.html)}.
As with exclamation marks, overuse of the smiley is a mark of
loserhood! More than one per paragraph is a fairly sure sign
that you've gone over the line.
[{Jargon File}]
(2010-05-16)
emoticon: / ee· moh´ ti· kon/, n. [ common] An ASCII glyph used to indicate an emotional state in email or news. Although originally intended mostly as jokes, emoticons ( or some other explicit humor indication) are virtually required under certain circumstances in high- volume text- only communication forums such as Usenet; the lack of verbal and visual cues can otherwise cause what were intended to be humorous, sarcastic, ironic, or otherwise non- 100%- serious comments to be badly misinterpreted ( not always even by newbies), resulting in arguments and flame wars. Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are in common use. These include: ( These may become more comprehensible if you tilt your head sideways, to the left.) The first two listed are by far the most frequently encountered. Hyphenless forms of them are common on CompuServe, GEnie, and BIX; see also bixie. On Usenet, smiley is often used as a generic term synonymous with emoticon, as well as specifically for the happy- face emoticon.
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