frowny face

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frowny face

noun frowny faces

A simplified representation or emoticon representing a frowning face. First off, smiley faces are the ONLY kind of emoticon allowed in business correspondence. No shocked faces. No winks. And no frowny faces. A frowny face is somehow inherently sarcastic, and is never a good way to convey actual sadness or sympathy.
Similar: frowny//frownie, saddie · Opposite: smiley, smiley face

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@misc{frowny_face_2026,
  title = {frowny face},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frowny%20face},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}