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.
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The brand was most known for its unisex clothing adorned with a yellow smiley face logo and was titled after Justin's middle name, per E!. Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 July 2025 The image shows a left hand with four tattoos, one on each finger — a marijuana leaf, a smiley face with the letter X for eyes, a cross and a skull. Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The chain is trying to turn around five quarters of slowing sales by bringing back traditional coffeehouse vibes and smiley faces on cups.—AR Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in America. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025 On Friday, April 25, the crescent moon, Venus and Saturn will form a planetary conjunction that will look like a smiley face. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smiley face

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 4 Aug. 2025.

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