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Smiley
//ˈsmaɪli// adj, name, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Cheerful and happy; smiling.
"have a smiley demeanor"
- 2 Having one's throat slit from side to side. slang
Proper Noun
- 1 A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person. countable, uncountable
"At a press conference on Sunday, the mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, was asked what could be done to stop the "uniquely American experience" of mass shootings on campuses."
- 2 A placename.; A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename.; A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States, named for William C. Smiley. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename.; A city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename.; An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 A simplified representation of a smiling face.
- 2 Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)
- 3 an emoticon of a smiling face wordnet
- 4 A sequence of text characters used to represent a mood, especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling. Internet
"How do you type the angry smiley?"
- 5 An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end. rare
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- 6 A roasted sheep's head. South-Africa
- 7 The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).
"Smiley/Scrumper and Frowny Smiley and scrumper are both names for a piercing of the upper frenulum that attaches the center of the lip to the gums."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
Etymology 2
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
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