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frowny

frowny

1 7.3
A small picture in a message that shows a sad face to express sadness or disapproval
  • noun
  • /ˈfraʊni/
  • Texting
translation icon : emoticono fruncido
  • He was wearing the TSA regulation frowny face.
  • frowny face

Examples

  • No and a frowny crying face.

  • Tell me because I have absolutely no idea This looks more like a frowny from kings than emoji poo.

  • Now, you, Frowny McFlaccid, come on.

    The Ugly Truth (2009)

  • Bart, you know, whenever my boys bake up a batch of frownies, I take them fishing.

    The Simpsons Movie (2007)

  • NO FROWNY FACES...

    The Lego Movie (2014)

  • I think the hungover or just got dumped looks work for me—just get extra frowny at the door, and be sure to have your bathrobe on and mess up your hair a little.

    Blog text (9)

  • I replied to his message with a frowny emoticon to show my disappointment.

  • She used a frowny emoji in her text to express how sad she felt about the news.

  • After reading the comment, I sent a frowny face to show my disapproval.

Synonyms

emoji
vsfrowny
  • Texting
15 3.0

Small pictures people put in messages to show a feeling or idea

is more narrowly a frowning form used to show sadness, disappointment, or dislike
emoticon
vsfrowny
  • Texting
13 3.4

A picture of a face made with keyboard characters to show feeling in messages

is similar but can appear as a small picture and shows sadness or dislike
qwq
vsfrowny
  • Texting
3 9.9

A group of letters people type online to show sadness

is used as either a small picture or keyboard face and adds disapproval
emote
vsfrowny
  • Jargon
1 7.2

A small icon used in messages to show a feeling

is a specific sad or disapproving face, not any general reaction
disapproving frown
vsfrowny
  • Texting
3.6

An online reaction emoji that shows disapproval or disagreement

includes sadness and disappointment too and can be a keyboard face or small picture

Antonyms

smiley
  • Texting
59 3.3

A small picture of a smiling face used in messages to show you are friendly

How Negative

frowny
  • Texting
1 7.3
smiley
  • Texting
59 3.3

Surface Forms

frowny singular
frownies plural

Morphology

frowny = frowny (transparent) = frown + y

The noun is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'frowny', which itself transparently means 'having a frown'.

Etymology

Frowny is made from frown, meaning 'to make a sad or angry face', and the ending -y, and it names a small face or emoji that shows a frown. A helpful way to remember it is to think of smiley but with a frown, so a frowny shows 'sadness', 'disappointment', or 'disapproval'.