smiley face

Definition

A smiley, a simplified drawing of a smiling face, using two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth.

Example Sentences

• "Enter the smiley face, the computer hacker's version of comic relief."
• "Two minutes later a reply came back. Cool, see you tomorrow...x Campbell sent back a smiley face, did a little dance around the bedroom and flopped back onto his bed wearing a smiley face of his own."
• "Against Mary Jane's wishes, I texted Gavin just to reassure him that I was not going out with his girlfriend. I put a smiley face at the end of the message."