":o)" meaning in Translingual

See :o) in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Forms: :o [canonical]
Etymology: * (used to mock): From the way to input the clown emoticon in HKGolden's system, which was thought to resemble a wry smile by the users. Etymology templates: {{sense|used to mock}} (used to mock): Head templates: {{mul-symbol/script|None}} Zsym, {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=:o)|head2=|head3=|head4=|image=|nolinkhead=|sc=Zsym|sort=}} :o), {{mul-symbol|head=:o)}} :o)
  1. Alternative form of :-). Tags: alt-of, alternative
    Sense id: en-:o)-mul-symbol-kfodG8Gx
  2. (Hong Kong, Internet slang) An emoticon used to mock someone or suggest they are ridiculous or stupid. Tags: Hong-Kong, Internet Related terms: \:0) [alternative], 🤡 [alternative] Related terms (words commonly associated with this emoticon): 戇鳩 (ngong6 gau1), 戆鸠 (ngong6 gau1), 硬膠 (ngaang6 gaau1), 硬胶 (ngaang6 gaau1), 膠 (gaau1), 胶 (gaau1)
    Sense id: en-:o)-mul-symbol-odpaVoiL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual emoticons, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Unsupported titles Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Translingual emoticons: 13 87 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Translingual terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Unsupported titles: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'words commonly associated with this emoticon': 7 93
     
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