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.
Recent Examples on the Web There’s plenty to love about these smiley face slippers from Amazon. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024 Unrelated to the Nirvana lawsuit, Marc Jacobs has featured more traditional versions of smiley faces in the past through a childrenswear collaboration with SmileyWorld. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024 In her living room, Rachel draws smiley faces with markers. Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 More playful pieces hit the runway like a fully sequined green tank top and extra extra small shorts with a smiley face print, a multi-font printed long flowing dress in orange, yellow, and green ombre, and a short, long-sleeve button-down dress with flared sleeves with the same font print. Devine Blacksher, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smiley face 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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