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tomato · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:39 am Post subject: Korean e-mail emoticons

I understand that �� simulates a laughing sound.
I understand that ^^ represents eyes closed in a smile.
Someone just sent me a letter which contained �� .
What does that mean?
Are there any other gems which I am missing?

[To change the garbage into hangul, click on Bogi (V)/Inkoding (I)/Hangeul.]

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

Guest · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:50 am Post subject:

Since it would sort of be H-H-H

I sounds to me like it would be laughing

Then again I want to know what a literon is .... never heard of it before but I can kind of deduce what it would mean -- "ain't" in any dictionary I've seen Razz

tomato · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:55 am Post subject:

Thanks, Dogbert!

The same person just sent me a message with a line ending with ��0��.
I wonder what that is.

Lonely on the Rok, I think I made a mistake.
I think the word I wanted was emoticon.

katydid · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...

That is a smiley with a nose.

There are others. -_- is kind of a frustrated face.
^^;;; is an embarrassed smile, where ;;; is sweat.

the one where you use 2 Korean characters for "yu" means very sad.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I'm a personal fan of 'pu-ha-ha'.

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

�� is also like laughing

tomato · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:38 pm Post subject:

Ya-ta Boy, do you mean ��?
What does that mean?

Lonely on the Rok, I just changed the title of this thread from literon to emoticon.
Apparently, the founder of a thread can change the title of the thread.
How about that!

Guest · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject:

Ooooookay, if ya say so

I figured emoticons was the meant descriptor, but who knows, there could have been a new word invented for e-mail based type things, I have no clue, that's why I raised it, but okay ....

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

I hear o0o is supposed to be the latest, and it means giving someone the bird.

alimamo · Joined: 19 May 2003 Location: Cheongju, Choongnam

I find it kind of funny that my students sometimes include the emoticons in their written notes and assignments to me.

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Jama Rek

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

THis thread is very informative. Thank you.

seoulmon · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: Seoul

@.@ is confused
-.- is angry
~.^ is winking at you!
Very Happy

is smile... Smile

is also smile and ^___________^ is big smile

I want to fing cool cell message art. I've seen some neat ones, like a big with ears and a plump nose. Anyway, I know there's a site out there but I haven't had the chance to find it. It might be cool article for the Seoul Classified...

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

My new handphone has a lot of SMS message art built into it.

tomato · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject:

I just discovered another one:
�� denotes crying.