emotag
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emotag
A pseudo-HTML tag used in chat rooms, email, and newsgroup postings to express some feeling or emotion. They mimic the format of actual HTML tags; for example, someone might key in the following: <SMIRK>Wow! I'll bet that hurt a lot!</SMIRK>. See emoticon.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.