emoticon

A simple text depiction of what one's face would look like if an online conversation were taking place in person.

1. I'm happy! :)

2. I'm unhappy! :(

3. You're silly! :P

by PJC October 1, 2002

emoticon

A means of expressing emotion via Internet chat rooms and private messages.

(Note: Do not use emoticons unironically, unless you're speaking to someone who doesn't understand your language.)

:) happy
:( unhappy
:D overjoyed
:C profoundly unhappy
(^-^) ecstatic anime fan

by Tommy Wommy Womsters March 26, 2005

emoticist

A person who looks down upon users of emoticons in their electronic communications. Emoticists are generally learned people with a penchant for proper expression, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

While texting with Whitney, Jason typed: " U have a great weekend 2 :) "

Upon reading the smiley face Whitney, the emoticist that she was, texted back with great derision, "L8er" and decided to cease future discussions with that loser.

by richard bullard barnes August 9, 2010

emoticon

any of a series of characters used by people to represent emotions that cannot easily be easily expressed during the course of a chat session they are engaged in to avoid the necessity of expressing emotion face to face.

He added the emoticon :) to the message so they would understand he was just kidding.

by Lexico Luther October 9, 2012

Emoticons

Like this:
:¬) :¬( (:¬D :¬D :¬P :¬L :¬S
:'( :¬" :¬*
They express emotions using icons. Used in text or online.

Text1: :¬)
Text2: :¬(

Text 1 is HAPPY, Text 2 is SAD.
Those is emoticons
;¬)

by Cosmogirl/Little Miss Vixen January 22, 2009

emoticotional

An outpouring of emoticotion; one who feels so strongly it can only be expressed using an inordinate amount of emoticons.

You: :) i mean just :-), you know ;P
Me: you are loving the emoticons today
You: i guess i'm feeling very emoticotional
ugh
i didn't say that

by PammerJammer October 8, 2007

emoticonology

A brand new pseudo-science that study emoticons .
The principals themes are :
* Syntax
* Morphology
* Conjugation
* Sense of different emoticons
* New ways to use them

Emoticonology is the science that study emoticons ;
Here's some new uses for emoticons proposed by emoticonologistes :
"Man , i've been >:-(ed with this guy XD ."
"What a <3able cat :) ."

by Iluvalar January 11, 2008