smiley

comparative smilier · superlative smiliest · alternative smilie · alternative smily

1. Cheerful and happy; smiling.

   a very smiley girl

   1 more example

   have a smiley demeanor

2. slangHaving one's throat slit from side to side.

plural smileys · plural smilies · alternative smilie · alternative smily

1. A simplified representation of a smiling face.

   Synonyms: smiley face

2. InternetA sequence of text characters used to represent a mood, especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling.

   How do you type the angry smiley?

   Synonyms: emoticon

3. rareAn improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
4. South AfricaA roasted sheep's head.
5. A piercing worn in the upper frenulum (upper lip).

   Smiley/Scrumper and Frowny Smiley and scrumper are both names for a piercing of the upper frenulum that attaches the center of the lip to the gums.

   [2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, →ISBN, page 118

plural Smileys

1. Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)

   Synonyms: Samoyed

plural Smileys · alternative Smellie · alternative Smylie · alternative Smyly · alternative Smilie

1. countableuncountableA Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person.

   At a press conference on Sunday, the mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, was asked what could be done to stop the "uniquely American experience" of mass shootings on campuses.

   2025 December 14, Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial, “'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings”, in BBC

2. A placename.
   1. countableuncountableA village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   2. countableuncountableA township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States, named for William C. Smiley.
   3. countableuncountableA city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
   4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.