| A short list of commonly used smileys. |
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| ;) or ;-) |
smile with a twinkle |
| :) or :-) or =) |
smile |
| :O or :-O |
mouth open in astonishment |
| :D or :-D or =D |
grin, resp. big grin |
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... or in general:
look at it, tilt your head to the left and use your imagination
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| a list of commonly used abbreviations |
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| <s> |
<smile> |
| <g> |
<grin> |
| <bg> |
<big grin> |
| <eg> |
<evil grin> |
| <weg> |
<wicked evil grin> |
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| LOL |
laughing out loud |
| ROFL |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROFLMAO |
rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
| ROFLMHO |
rolling on the floor laughing my head off |
| thx |
thanks |
| yw |
you're welcome |
| wb |
welcome back |
| brb |
be right back |
| afk |
away from keyboard |
| yt |
your turn |
| otu |
over to you |
| mtc |
more to come |
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Generally, things written in "<>" like "<s>" or "<hugging you>" mean something a person is doing, sometimes in abbreviations.
These are commonly used in IRC chats and elsewhere.
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