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bixie
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2014-07-26 07:53:53 +00:00
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/biksee/ , n. Variant emoticons used BIX (the BIX Information eXchange);
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2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
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the term survived the demise of BIX itself. The most common ( smiley ) bixie
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is @_@ , representing two cartoon eyes and a mouth. These were originally
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invented in an SF fanzine called APA-L and imported to BIX by one of the
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earliest users.
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