Smiley (disambiguation)
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A smiley
or smiley face is a sketchy representation of a smiling
face, usually yellow. "Smiling" emoticon
s are also sometimes called smileys.
Smiley may also refer to:
United States
Smiley
A smiley, smiley face, or happy face, is a stylized representation of a smiling human face, commonly occurring in popular culture. It is commonly represented as a yellow circle with two black dots representing eyes and a black arc representing the mouth...
or smiley face is a sketchy representation of a smiling
Smile
A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes . Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known...
face, usually yellow. "Smiling" emoticon
Emoticon
An emoticon is a facial expression pictorially represented by punctuation and letters, usually to express a writer’s mood. Emoticons are often used to alert a responder to the tenor or temper of a statement, and can change and improve interpretation of plain text. The word is a portmanteau word...
s are also sometimes called smileys.
Smiley may also refer to:
Geography
CanadaUnited States
- Smiley Township, MinnesotaSmiley Township, MinnesotaSmiley Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles , of which, 36.0 square miles of it is land and...
- Smiley, TexasSmiley, TexasSmiley is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 453 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Smiley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
With the surname
- Brett SmileyBrett SmileyBrett Smiley is an American singer-songwriter who was active in the UK during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. Smiley released one single, "Va Va Va Voom," and made an appearance on the Russell Harty television show.-Career:...
, American singer - Colonel David SmileyDavid SmileyColonel David de Crespigny Smiley, LVO, OBE, MC & Bar was a British special forces and intelligence officer. He fought in the Second World War in Palestine, Iraq, Persia, Syria, Western Desert and with Special Operations Executive in Albania and Thailand.- Background :Smiley was the 4th and...
(1916-2009), British soldier - Edward Forbes Smiley, III, (born 1956), American map thief
- Gordon SmileyGordon SmileyGordon Eugene Smiley was an American race car driver from Omaha, Nebraska who was killed in a single-car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2000....
(1946-1982), American race car driver - Jane SmileyJane SmileyJane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from John Burroughs School. She obtained an A.B. at Vassar College, then earned an M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the...
(born 1949), American author - John SmileyJohn SmileyJohn Smiley is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians in a twelve year career from to .In Smiley's first full season , he was a relief pitcher, leading the Pirates in...
(born 1965), American baseball left-handed pitcher 1980's and 90's, most notably with the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
and the Pittsburgh Pirates - Justin SmileyJustin SmileyJustin Smiley is a former American football guard. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
(born 1981), American football guard with the Miami Dolphins - Norman SmileyNorman SmileyNorman Anthony Smiley is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling...
professional wrestler for World Championship Wrestling (1998-2001) - Red SmileyReno and SmileyReno and Smiley were a musical duo composed of Don Reno and Red Smiley. They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country music of the 1950s and early '60s.-How They Met:...
(1925-1972), American singer in Reno and Smiley - Rickey SmileyRickey SmileyRickey Smiley is a standup comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality best known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call....
, comedian/actor - Sarah SmileySarah SmileySarah Smiley is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the author of I'm Just Saying... A Collection of Essays and Going Overboard: The Misadventures of a Military Wife.- Biography :...
, newspaper columnist and author - Tavis SmileyTavis SmileyTavis Smiley is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and grew up in Kokomo, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of...
(born 1964), American journalist
With the nickname
- Pseudonym of Kyle Ward, contributor to the In The GrooveIn the Groove (game)In the Groove is the first game in the In the Groove franchise, published and developed by Roxor Games, and first released in video arcades around August 30, 2004.-Gameplay:...
dance music game series - Nickname for producer Warryn CampbellWarryn CampbellWarryn Campbell is an American record producer. He specializes in gospel music and R&B.-Career:His work includes production and songwriting credits for Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Xzibit, Yolanda Adams, Dayna Caddell, Mos Def, Missy Elliott, Kierra Sheard, Brandy, Dave Hollister, Men of Standard,...
- Leilene Ondrade from Flavor of Love and Charm School
- Miley CyrusMiley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, known as Smiley Miley - Lester Alvin "Smiley" BurnetteSmiley BurnetteLester Alvin Burnett , better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical...
, singer-songwriter, musician, film and TV actor
Fiction
- George SmileyGeorge SmileyGeorge Smiley is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Smiley is an intelligence officer working for MI6 , the British overseas intelligence agency...
, spy in John le Carré's novels - Jim Smiley, gambler in the Mark Twain story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention. The story has also been published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"...
" - Smiley, fictional character in Sherlock HoundSherlock Houndis an anime television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series where almost all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic dogs. The show featured regular appearances of Jules Verne-steampunk style technology, adding a 19th-century science-fiction atmosphere to the series...
Film and television
- Smiley (film)Smiley (film)Smiley is an American-British film made in 1956 and set in Australia. It was produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins. It starred Ralph Richardson, Chips Rafferty, and Colin Petersen as Smiley. Other cast members were Bruce Archer, Guy Doleman, Reg Lye, John McCallum, Leonard Teale and Bud Tingwell...
, a 1956 Australian film - Smiley Face (film)Smiley Face (film)Smiley Face is a 2007 American/German comedy film written by Dylan Haggerty and directed and co-produced by Gregg Araki. It stars Anna Faris as a young woman who has a series of misadventures after eating a large number of cupcakes laced with cannabis...
, a 2007 American film - "The Smiley Face", a 2011 Season 8 Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
TV episode - Guy SmileyGuy SmileyGuy Smiley is a character on Sesame Street who was dubbed "America's favorite game show host." His skits are among those on the show that parody commercial media. Guy has also hosted parodies of This Is Your Life called "Here Is Your Life." Guests who were profiled included a loaf of bread, a tooth...
, Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
character - Nickname of an alternate universe Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Music
- "Smiley FacesSmiley Faces"Smiley Faces" is a song by Gnarls Barkley and is featured on their debut album, St. Elsewhere. It was released 17 July 2006 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom .-Music videos:...
", a song by Gnarls Barkley - Smiley SmileSmiley SmileSmiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling...
, a 1967 album by The Beach Boys - "Mr. Smiley", a song by Poison from Crack a SmileCrack a Smile- Personnel :* Bret Michaels – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar* Rikki Rockett – drums, percussion, backing vocals* Bobby Dall – bass, backing vocals* Blues Saraceno – lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals...
- "Smiley", a 1969 song by Ronnie Burns
- "Smiley", a song on The Smashing Pumpkins' Peel SessionsPeel Sessions (Smashing Pumpkins EP)Peel Sessions is an EP released in 1992 by The Smashing Pumpkins. It consists of three songs recorded on September 8, 1991 for John Peel's Radio 1 show. These recordings later appeared on Rarities and B-Sides.-Notes:...
EP - "Mr. Smiley", a song by Mustard PlugMustard PlugMustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
on Big Daddy MultitudeBig Daddy MultitudeBig Daddy Multitude is the second album by Mustard Plug.- Track listing :# "Skank By Numbers" - 2:35# "Too Stoopid" - 4:12# "Schoolboy" - 3:48# "Mr...
Other
- Smiley face murder theory, a theory that drowning victims were instead murdered
- 1613 Smiley1613 Smiley1613 Smiley is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1950 by S. Arend at Uccle.- External links :*...
, an asteroid; see List of asteroids/1001–2000 - (15760) 1992 QB1(15760) 1992 QB1', also written 1992 QB1, was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon. It was discovered 1992 by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It is now classed as a classical Kuiper belt object, and gave rise to the name cubewano for this...
, a trans-Neptunian object for which Smiley was an early proposed name - the cookie mascot at Eat-N-ParkEat'n ParkEat'n Park is a restaurant chain based in Homestead, Pennsylvania with over 75 locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The chain is known for its Smiley Cookies.-History:...
- a common name for an upper lip frenulum piercing
- Smiley face curveSmiley face curveA smiley face curve in audio signal processing, is a target frequency response curve characterized by boosted low and high frequencies coupled with reduced midrange frequency power...
, a graphic equalizer adjustment with reduced midrange content - Another name for a chainlockChainlockA Chainlock, also known as a smiley is an improvised weapon which consists of a length of chain or strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal. The Chainlock is mainly used in areas where other hand held weapons are not readily available, such as knives.The Chainlock is used by...
, an improvised weapon made from a length of chain attached to a lock or other heavy piece of metal.
See also
- Smilie (disambiguation)
- Miley (disambiguation)
- Happy face (disambiguation)