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Emoticon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Emoticon : (noun)
1: a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or
frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in
sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Emoticon :
/ee-moh'ti-kon/ An ASCII glyph used to indicate an
emotional state in electronic mail or news. Although
originally intended mostly as jokes, emoticons (or some other
explicit humour indication) are virtually required under
certain circumstances in high-volume text-only communication
forums such as Usenet; the lack of verbal and visual cues
can otherwise cause what were intended to be humorous,
sarcastic, ironic, or otherwise non-100%-serious comments to
be badly misinterpreted (not always even by newbies),
resulting in arguments and flame wars.
Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are
in common use. These include:
:-) "smiley face" (for humour, laughter,
friendliness, occasionally sarcasm)
:-( "frowney face" (for sadness, anger, or upset)
;-) "half-smiley" (ha ha only serious); also
known as "semi-smiley" or "winkey face".
:-/ "wry face"
These may become more comprehensible if you tilt your head
sideways, to the left. The first two are by far the most
frequently encountered. Hyphenless forms of them are common
on CompuServe, GEnie, and BIX; see also bixie. On
Usenet, "smiley" is often used as a generic term synonymous
with emoticon, as well as specifically for the happy-face
emoticon.
It appears that the emoticon was invented by one Scott Fahlman
on the CMU bboard systems around 1980. He later wrote: "I
wish I had saved the original post, or at least recorded the
date for posterity, but I had no idea that I was starting
something that would soon pollute all the world's
communication channels." [{GLS confirms that he remembers
this original posting].
As with exclamation marks, overuse of the smiley is a mark of
loserhood! More than one per paragraph is a fairly sure sign
that you've gone over the line.
[{Jargon File]
(1994-12-02)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Emoticon : /ee-moh'ti-kon/ n. [common] An ASCII glyph used to indicate an
emotional state in email or news. Although originally intended mostly as
jokes, emoticons (or some other explicit humor indication) are virtually
required under certain circumstances in high-volume text-only
communication forums such as Usenet; the lack of verbal and visual cues
can otherwise cause what were intended to be humorous, sarcastic,
ironic, or otherwise non-100%-serious comments to be badly
misinterpreted (not always even by newbies), resulting in arguments
and flame wars.
Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are in common
use. These include:
:-)
`smiley face' (for humor, laughter, friendliness,
occasionally sarcasm)
:-(
`frowney face' (for sadness, anger, or upset)
;-)
`half-smiley' ({ha ha only serious); also known as
`semi-smiley' or `winkey face'.
:-/
`wry face'
(These may become more comprehensible if you tilt your head sideways,
to the left.)
The first two listed are by far the most frequently encountered.
Hyphenless forms of them are common on CompuServe, GEnie, and BIX; see
also bixie. On Usenet, `smiley' is often used as a generic term
synonymous with emoticon, as well as specifically for the happy-face
emoticon.
It was long thought that the emoticon was invented by one Scott
Fahlman on the CMU bboard systems sometime between early 1981 and
mid-1982. He later wrote: "I wish I had saved the original post, or at
least recorded the date for posterity, but I had no idea that I was
starting something that would soon pollute all the world's communication
channels." [GLS confirms that he remembers this original posting].
There is a rival claim by one KevinMcKenzie, who seems to have
proposed the smiley on the MsgGroup mailing list, April 12 1979. It
seems likely these two inventions were independent.
Note for the newbie: Overuse of the smiley is a mark of loserhood!
More than one per paragraph is a fairly sure sign that you've gone over
the line.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Emoticon |
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harryirfan: Tergoda pengen nirvana...banyak Emoticon baruu.... Apa pake sendible tiap menit aja kali yah...wakakak... http://plurk.com/p/2x7hyv |
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ChemarieMonica: RT @submundos: [Fórum] Re: Jogo imagens do Google: um Emoticon bacano http://bit.ly/8Uad7X |
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submundos: [Fórum] Re: Jogo imagens do Google: um Emoticon bacano http://bit.ly/8Uad7X |
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