Bixie

//biːˈʃeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.
  2. 2
    A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley. dated

Synonyms

All synonyms
chimaerachimaeracloud deer

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).

Etymology 2

From BIX, acronym for the Byte Information Exchange, a BBS on which these emoticons became popular.

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