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Smiley
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smiley
English
<dab>
Pronunciation
en /ˈsmaɪli/ US
Noun
en Samoyed a breed of dog
Proper noun
~ s
en Scottish nicknames, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person.
en Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial 'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrknvqn97no 2025-12-14 At a press conference on Sunday, the mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, was asked what could be done to stop the "uniquely American experience" of mass shootings on campuses. https://web.archive.org/web/20260517103054/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrknvqn97no 17 May 2026
A placename.
en village p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en twp co/Pennington County s/Minnesota c/US named for William C. Smiley.
en city co/Gonzales County s/Texas c/US.
en ucomm co/Lee County s/Virginia c/US.
Alternative forms
surname en Smellie Smylie Smyly Smilie
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Smiley is the 1812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19829 individuals. Smiley is most common among White (62.45%) and Black/African American (30.74%) individuals.
Anagrams
en eilmsy slymie slimey limeys Limeys Smylie milsey
German
Etymology
de :bor en:smiley
de en smiley.
Pronunciation
de /ˈsmaɪ̯liː/
de De-Smiley.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n:m,,s
a simplified ideogram representing human facial expressions, especially a smiling or laughing face
Declension
n:m,,s
Further reading
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