SMILEY

smiley

(noun) an emoticon of a smiling face

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Diminutive of smile.

Adjective

smiley (comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)

Cheerful and happy; smiling.

(slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.

Noun

smiley (plural smileys or smilies)

A simplified representation of a smiling face.

(Internet) A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a happy mood, especially :) or :-) or other depiction of smiling.

(rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.

(South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.

The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).

Synonyms

• (representation of smiling face): smiley face

• (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon

Anagrams

• limeys, milsey

Proper noun

Smiley (plural Smileys)

A Scottish surname, perhaps a originally byname for a happy, smiling person.

A city in Texas, United States.

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Smiley is the 1812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19829 individuals. Smiley is most common among White (62.45%) and Black/African American (30.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

• limeys, milsey

Source: Wiktionary



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