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1smiley
adjective smil·ey \ˈsmī-lē\
: happy and cheerful : smiling a lot
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First Known Use of SMILEY
1848
2smiley
noun
Definition of SMILEY
: emoticon
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Origin of SMILEY
short for smiley face
First Known Use: 1987
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