Emoticondom

What is Emoticondom?


1.

A virtual prophylactic to be provided to those internet users who make excessive use of 'emoticons'. Like a 'condom' the emoticondom should be used to shield others from the continuous stream of emoticons coming from your keyboard.

Original web use:

Escape Velocity Magazine V1 ebook pg.32, c.2007

First twitter use:

7:06 AM Jun 24th, 2009 via TweetDeck

Chat Example:

user a: 8)

user b: Can I help you?

user a: 8====(3

user b: Sorry?

user a: (^_^)/

user b: Someone please get this idiot an emoticondom before something gets on my face.

Twitter:

I need an "emoticondom" today. I will not use the smiley, winky, googly, or the homer simpson emoticon today. Ok... maybe Homer. ( 8(1)

See emoticon, lexicon, emote, ascii, text, im, sms


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