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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Mind you, this form of optimism isn’t about slapping a smiley face on dire circumstances and forging ahead. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The brand, which is a nod to his middle name, launched in January 2019 with an array of T-shirts, sweatshirts and shorts, along with a collection of beige corduroy pieces, emblazoned with the Drew logo and a smiley face. Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Adding a smiley face at the end of that tweet was a chef's kiss. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 For those positioned precisely along the sunrise line, the sun was to rise as a 'smiley face,' with the crescent oriented horizontally. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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