| :( |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2025 |
| [Crying emoji] |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Words next to a crying emoji |
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| Phrase from the frowny-faced |
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| What :-( means |
Universal |
09 Nov 2024 |
| "Feeling very low right now" |
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| :-( in a text |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2024 |
| "But ... to say I'm on my way; Won't be back for many a day; My heart is down, my head is turning around; I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town" (1'1,3) |
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| In Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte sang, "But ... to say I'm on my way; Won't be back for many a day" (1'1,3) |
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| Dejected expression? |
New York Times |
07 May 2024 |
| "The sky is falling" |
TV |
21 Apr 2024 |
| [Crying emoji] |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2024 |
| :-( |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Moper's musing |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Blue declaration |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Phrase said with a sigh |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2022 |
| "Woe is me!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Dec 2021 |
| What :-( means |
Universal |
20 Aug 2021 |
| 'Woe is me!' |
USA Today |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Frowny face sentiment |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2020 |
| 'This has me down in the dumps!' |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Blue words |
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| What a crying emoji means |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2019 |
| What a crying emoji means |
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| :-( |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2019 |
| :-( |
LA Times Daily |
06 Oct 2019 |
| :-( |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2019 |
| :-( |
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| [Boo-hoo!] |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2018 |
| [Boo-hoo!] |
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| :-( |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2017 |
| Mopey comment |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2017 |
| :-(, in words |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2017 |
| :-( |
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| Blue statement |
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| Meaning of :-( |
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| Moper's musing |
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| Words next to a frowny face |
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| "Really __ ...": "Tears of a Clown" lyric |
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| "[sigh]" |
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| "Really __ ...": "Tears of a Clown" lyric |
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| Meaning of :-( |
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| "When __ she comes to me with a thousand smiles": "Little Wing" lyric |
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| "When __ she comes to me with a thousand smiles": "Little Wing" lyric |
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| "Say I'm weary, say ___": Leigh Hunt |
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