📚 Emoticon, noun. 🔉 /ɪˈməʊtɪkɒn/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A representation of a facial expression such as a smile or frown, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone. ❗️ Examples: 1. Flag your jokes with emoticons, such as a smiley face :-), to avoid misunderstandings. 2. It is important when you e-mail, that you use emoticons to relay the tone of your e-mail. 3. I thought the whole point of an emoticon was to convey an emotion or facial expression. 4. On my cell phone I can receive text messages, and I can choose to use emoticons (iconic characters and messages) on the Internet. 5. But it's hard to roll your eyes online, and I detest emoticons. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic