smily face

A form of smiley face — A smiley, a simplified drawing of a smiling face, using two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth.

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Meanings

nounsmily face (plural smily faces)

plural smily faces

  1. alternativeAlternative form of smiley face.

    a mask that was simply the plain yellow smily-face circle that accompanied invitations to have a nice day

    1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
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Chicago

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