frowny face

plural frowny faces

1. A simplified representation or emoticon representing a frowning face.

   Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation.

   2016 March 24, Darryl Sterdan, “ZAYN’s ‘Mind of Mine’ and Gwen Stefani’s ‘This is What the Truth Feels Like’ top this week’s new music”, in The Toronto Star, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2018

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   First off, smiley faces are the ONLY kind of emoticon allowed in business correspondence. No shocked faces. No winks. And no frowny faces. A frowny face is somehow inherently sarcastic, and is never a good way to convey actual sadness or sympathy.

   2011 December 28, Ramona Emerson, “Emoticons At Work: Unprofessional Or Necessary Evil?”, in The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2021

   Synonyms: frowny//frownie, saddie · Antonyms: smiley, smiley face