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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From az ru ))).
Punctuation mark
az punctuation mark
az Internet slang text messaging humorous LOL, an expression of laughter or amusement.
az pişiyim gijdiyir))) my cat is being stupid lol
Usage notes
The number of brackets can be more than three, and more brackets suggests that something is very hilarious and amusing. The parenthetical comes from shortening the classic emoji spelling ":-)" to just ")".
Russian
Etymology
Evolved from ru ), ultimately from mul \:-) .
Punctuation mark
ru punctuation mark
ru Internet slang text messaging humorous LOL, an expression of laughter or amusement.
ru мой кот тупой))) my cat is being stupid lol
Usage notes
The number of brackets can be more than three, and more brackets suggests that something is very hilarious and amusing. The parenthetical comes from shortening the classic emoji spelling ":-)" to just ")".
Overuse of brackets ("))))))") may suggest that something is very funny, something is ridiculously ironic, or the writer may be insincere. Some writers also write this symbol as "))0)))" (as though forgetting to hold the shift key) to make it look funnier.
Conversely, "(((" shows that the writer is very unhappy or disappointed.
Not to be confused with ((( ))), a far-right symbol directed against Jewish people.
See also
) (expressing delight or happiness; may also be used for LOL)
ru бгг
ru ржу
ru internet laughter slang
Ukrainian
Punctuation mark
uk punctuation mark -
uk Internet slang text messaging humorous LOL, an expression of laughter or amusement.
uk мій кіт дуже дурний))) my cat is being very stupid lol
Usage notes
The methods in using ))) as an Internet slang expression in Ukrainian are similar to that in Russian.
Generally, the number of brackets may vary, but it can also be just one bracket at the end of a sentence.
See also
uk бгг
uk internet laughter slang