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Internet Emoticons
Emoticons, or smileys, are
symbols used to express emotions or convey facial expressions. Use them in your
email, newsgroup messages, or in chat groups.
Create emoticons with your
computer keyboard keys. A simple smiley is made of a colon and a right
parenthesis. To read emoticons, tilt your head to the left.
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:) |
a smile,
happy |
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:-) |
a smiley
with a nose (nose dash optional in any emoticon) |
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;) |
a
wink |
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:( |
a
frown |
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:-< |
very
sad |
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:-> |
devious
smile |
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>:-( |
mad or
annoyed |
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:-c |
bummed
out, pouting |
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:-| |
grim |
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:-/ |
skeptical |
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:-o |
shouting |
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:-O |
shouting
loudly |
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:-D |
laughing |
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:-p |
sticking
out tongue |
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:-& |
tongue-tied |
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:-* |
puckering
for a kiss |
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:-x |
my lips
are sealed |
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|-o |
yawning |
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|^o |
snoring |
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|-1 |
alseep |
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x-( |
dead |
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:*) |
drunk |
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#-( |
hung
over |
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:-() |
big
mouth |
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:-)~~~ |
drooling |
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:~( |
crying |
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8-) |
wearing
glasses |
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B-) |
wearing
cool shades |
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%-) |
I've been
staring at this screen too long |
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:-{) |
I have a
mustache |
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{(:-) |
wearing a
toupée |
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=|:-) |
wearing a
top hat |
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0:-) |
an
angel |
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xxooxxoo |
love, or
hugs and kisses |
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@>--,--`-- |
a
rose |
Acronyms
Acronyms are like online
shorthand and help speed up typing time. Use them in email, newsgroup messages,
and chat groups. They can be all capital letters or all lowercase
letters.
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AAMOF |
as a
matter of fact |
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AFAIK |
as far as
I know |
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AKA |
also
known as |
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AOL |
America
Online |
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AFK |
away from
keyboard |
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BAK |
back at
keyboard |
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BBS |
bulletin
board system |
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BBL |
be back
later |
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BIF |
basis in
fact |
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BRB |
be right
back |
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BTW |
by the
way |
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CIS |
CompuServe Information Service |
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CU |
see
you |
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CUL |
see you
later |
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DL |
download |
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FAQ |
frequently asked question |
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FOAF |
friend of
a friend |
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FOTCL |
falling
off the chair laughing |
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FWIW |
for what
it's worth |
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FTF |
face to
face |
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FYA |
for your
amusement |
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FYI |
for your
information |
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GMTA |
great
minds think alike |
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IAC |
in any
case |
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IAE |
in any
event |
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IMO |
in my
opinion |
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IOW |
in other
words |
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LOL |
laughing
out loud |
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LOLSCOK |
laughing
out loud, spitting coffee on keyboard |
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LTNS |
long time
no see |
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LTNT |
long time
no type |
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L8R |
later |
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MEGO |
my eyes
glaze over |
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MOTD |
message
of the day |
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NBIF |
no basis
in fact |
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NBD |
no big
deal |
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NRN |
no
response necessary |
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OIC |
oh, I
see |
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OFB |
off to
bed |
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OTOH |
on the
other hand |
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OTW |
on the
way |
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PMJI |
pardon my
jumping in |
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PC |
politically correct, or personal computer |
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PI or
PIC |
politically incorrect |
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RL |
real
life |
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ROFL |
rolling
on floor laughing |
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RSN |
real soon
now |
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RTM |
read the
manual |
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SITD |
still in
the dark |
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SOS |
same old
stuff |
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SYSOP |
system
operator |
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TIA |
thanks in
advance |
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TIC |
tongue in
cheek |
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TM |
trademark |
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TPTB |
the
powers that be |
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TTYL |
talk to
you later |
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UL |
upload |
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unPC |
politically incorrect |
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WB |
welcome
back |
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WTG |
way to
go |
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YMMV |
your
mileage may vary |
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