smiley face

noun

: a line drawing of a smiling face

Examples of smiley face in a Sentence

He ended his e-mail with a smiley face. The teacher drew a smiley face on the student's homework.
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The smiley faces also reflect Jesperson's approach to his crimes in general. Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 See through any telescope, or even a big pair of binoculars, the crescent looks like a smiley face and is so slim, and low in the sky, that is shines in all of the colors of the rainbow. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Those trays also appeared at breakfast and came with yogurt, compote and granola cups, avocado toast and croissants with pats of butter in the shape of a smiley face. Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025 The video was simply captioned with a smiley face, seemingly alluding to the rumors about her dating life. Athena Sobhan, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smiley face

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smiley face was in 1957

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“Smiley face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smiley%20face. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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