bixie: /bik'see/ n. Variant emoticons used on BIX (the BIX
Information eXchange). The most common (smiley) bixie is <@_@>,
representing two cartoon eyes and a mouth. These were originally
invented in an SF fanzine called APA-L and imported to BIX by one of
the earliest users.
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