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Answer for the clue "Eg, a smiley ", 8 letters:
emoticon

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Word definitions for emoticon in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An emoticon , (, or ) is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using punctuation marks , numbers and letters, usually written to express a person's feelings or mood. The word is a portmanteau of emotion and icon , and is an example of metacommunication ...

Usage examples of emoticon.

She pings a smiley emoticon off Wednesday's open channel, raising a flickering grin in return.

He sent her a complicated burst of emoticons conveying a combination of disgust, weariness, annoyance, and impatience.

He sent her a compli cated burst of emoticons conveying a combination of disgust, weariness, annoyance, and impatience.

The black-framed glasses remind her of emoticons, those snippets of playschool emotional code cobbled up from keyboard symbols to produce sideways cartoon faces.