Definitions of Emoticons

Sticking Tongue Out

:P Type
Action 9/14/09
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut
 Live (MSN) Messenger
 Yahoo! Messenger
 Google Gmail
Rank
Common Common
Notes: This popular emoticon can be used for multiple purposes. Some examples include expressing frustration, indicating tiredness, or just being silly.

:-P Type
Action 4/16/10
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut
 AOL Instant Messenger
 Live (MSN) Messenger
Rank
Common Common
Notes: The "P" is a mouth with the tongue sticking out.

(:-p) Type
Action 4/15/10
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Average Average
Notes: The parentheses represent the person's head, while the ":-p" is the expression.

>:P Type
Action
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: Represents a person sticking his or her tongue out with a little bit of attitude.

:pp Type
Action 5/8/09
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: Similar to the standard :p emoticon, but the two p's represent the action of sticking out the tongue and waving it around. It may insert an animated emoticon in some programs.

:-r Type
Action
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: Can be used to express frustration or concern. May also mean the person is concentrating on something.

þ Type
Action 8/7/10
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: The thorn (þ) symbol was used in Old English and is pronounced "th". In the Internet age, it means a person sticking out his tongue. Windows users can type the "þ" symbol by holding the Alt key and pressing 0222 on the numeric keypad.

:-)~ Type
Action
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: A more detailed version of the common =P emoticon.

:(,) Type
Action 12/21/09
Direction Horizontal
(Tilted 90° to the left)
Shortcut No
Rank
Uncommon Uncommon
Notes: This person is just sticking his tongue out a little bit. It may mean the person is concentrating on doing something.

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