What does IL:-DVEY:-*U mean in computer shorthand?

Hello,
I have found that L:-D  could mean "just graduated", or it could be a
"smiling flattop". (as with most smilies it depends on context)

I have also found that :-* could mean "Kiss", "Opps", or "Ate
something sour"
I have also found that :-*U COULD be a smiley with a mustache.
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/outerspace/netnews/smilies.html
http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/~helwig/smileys.html
http://paul.merton.ox.ac.uk/ascii/smileys.html

However sometimes complex smiley guys have 1 and only 1 meaning, for
example:
=}>;*{))
That monster is "Mega-Smilie... A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee
in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin"
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/smileys.html

However, it could be the case that this is a lewd smiley such as:
:-):-*8(-:     Having intercourse
:-) :-...      Urinating

I see many similarities between the 2 above smilies and the smiley in
question.

Where did you come across this "shorthand"? I may be able to give a
better translation if I saw the context.

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I have also found that VEY is the airport code for Vestmannaeyjar,
Iceland, but that is probably unrelated.

Hope this helps, if you want to know more then just let me know.
--jld

I means  "I Love You" With a Smile and A Kiss.. 

Its not short hand .. its called, in some circles "Smiley Speak" or "Emotioncons" 

Read IL:-DVEY:-*U  
I  L:-DVE  Y:-*U
   L (sideways smile for the O)VE
   Y (sidewasy kiss for the O)U 

Get it??  :-) 

webadept-ga

Hi there,

I love this question! Actually they are referred to as Internet
Shorthand... :)

Here are a few links for you to view many used "smileys" or
"emoticons" as they are called.

Useful Internet emoticons

( http://www.randomhouse.com/features/davebarry/emoticon.html )

"As a new person or "newbie" on the Internet, you'll probably be
struck by the fact that a lot of the messages contain odd-looking
words and punctuation. This is a kind of "shorthand" that Internet
users have developed so they can express certain thoughts and emotions
without wasting valuable time typing them out."


Smileys and Emoticons for Effective Communication

( http://www.windweaver.com/emoticon.htm )

And in addition to smilies many abbreviations are used to add
personality and save keystrokes (computer shorthand) - Here aerr some
commonly used abbreviations:

BFN Bye For Now 
BTW By The Way 
G Grin 
HTH Hope This Helps 
IJWTK I Just Want To Know 
IJWTS I Just Want To Say 
IMHO In My Humble Opinion 
LOL Laughing Out Loud 
OTOH On The Other Hand 
ROTFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing 
TOY Thinking of You 
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary 

HTH ~ (Hope this helps)  :)
tlspiegel-ga

webadept-ga Is totally right.  Everyone else just made it more
complicated.  I think it comes with staring at code for too long. :-)

Definitive comment on the origins "of the sideways 'smiley face'
(sometimes called an 'emoticon')"

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm (by the inventor)
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=emoticon

Hope that helps
  flamingpenguin-ga