About
:^), jokingly referred to as “Dorito face”, is a variation of the smiley face emoticon with an upward facing arrow representing a nose.
Origin
The exact origin of the Dorito face is unknown. The earliest known use of the emoticon was submitted to Urban Dictionary[1] by user “-” on October 22nd, 2008, defining it as “An emoticon describing the feeling of being happy and having a nose.”
Spread
On October 20th, 2013, IGN Forums[5] member For_I_Am_Cornholio referred to the emoticon as “Dorito face.” On May 22nd, 2014, Redditor Captain_Li_Shang replied to a post on the /r/cringepics[6] subreddit with the message “le dorito face :^).” On June 3rd, a thread about the emoticon was posted on the /s4s/ (shit 4chan says) board on 4chan, to which an anonymous user replied “it’s called dorito face” (shown below).
On June 20th, another Urban Dictionary[2] entry was submitted, which defined it was a “trolling” or “passive aggressive” emoticon. On June 23rd, League of Legends Forums member Trippeh referred to the emoticon as “le dorito face.”
Search Interest
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