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Unofficial Smiley Dictionary

Basic Smileys

   :-)     happy smiley
   ;-)     winky smiley
   :-(     sad smiley
   :-I     indifferent smiley
   :-/     skeptical smiley
   :-&     tongue tied smiley
   :-D     laughing smiley
   :-0     yelling smiley
   0-)     smiley cyclops
   :-<     depressed smiley
   >:-<    mad smiley

Descriptive Smileys

                 

   %-)     too many hours at terminal screen
   B-)     wears horn-rimmed glasses
   B:-)    sunglasses on head
   :v)     smiley with pointy nose
   {:-)    parts hair in middle
   :-|     "have an ordinary day"
   :-x     "my lips are sealed"
   =:-)    punk rocker
   =:-(    real punkers don't smile
   :-{)    has a mustache
   :-[}    has a goatee
   :-[     a vampire
   :- #    wears braces
   [:-)    wearing a walkman
   <:-I    a dunce
   *<:-)   wearing a santa hat
   C=:-)   wearing a chef's hat
   *:o)    Bozo the clown
   :-9     licking lips
   (: I    egghead
   8-)     swimmer with goggles
   :-'     spitting tobacco
   `:-)    shaved one eye brow
   [:]     robot
   :-o     signing national anthem
   :-*     eating something sour

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