By Desiree Salas (media@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Nov 17, 2015 06:49 AM EST

If 2013 was the year of the "selfie" and 2014 the year of the "vape," this year is one for an emoticon, according to Oxford Dictionaries.

"For the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph:

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