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smiley faces

smiley faces is the plural of smiley face.

Meaning of smiley face

Noun

smiley face (plural smiley faces)

  1. A smiley, a simplified drawing of a smiling face, using two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth.
  2. (Internet, rare) A smiley, a sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, e.g. :) or :-).
    • Enter the smiley face, the computer hacker's version of comic relief.2002, Lisa Malia McDonough, Lisa, the Brief Life of a Writer, page 136

Questions about smiley faces

What is smiley faces the plural of?
Smiley faces is the plural of smiley face.

Words near smiley faces in the dictionary

  1. smilet
  2. smileth
  3. smilets
  4. smiley
  5. smiley face
  6. smiley faces
  7. smileys
  8. smilie
  9. smilier
  10. smilies
  11. smiliest

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