Bixie

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  bixie /bik'see/ n. Variant {emoticon}s 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.
  
  



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  bixie
       
          /bik'see/ Variant {emoticon}s used on {Byte Information
          eXchange}.  The {smiley} bixie is <@_@>, apparently intending
          to represent two cartoon eyes and a mouth.  A few others have
          been reported.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1994-11-29)