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Translingual
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Etymology
edit: (eyes) + - (nose) + ( (sad mouth). First used with the intended purpose of expressing emotion in a post by Scott Fahlman to the Carnegie Mellon University computer science general bulletin board on 19 September 1982[1].
Symbol
edit:-(
- An emoticon representing a sad face.
- 19 September 1982, Scott Fahlman, Carnegie Mellon University computer science general board.
- Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
- :-(
- 19 September 1982, Scott Fahlman, Carnegie Mellon University computer science general board.
Usage notes
editThis symbol is often called a "sad face".
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ Associated Press (2007 September 20) “:-) turns 25”, in cnn.com[1], archived from the original on 12 December 2007