Antiemoticon

Antiemoticon: noun. Unlike the common interpretation of the word, an antiemoticon is, in fact, not used to describe the movement for the ban of emoticons on the grounds of Taiwanese congress. Indeed an, antiemoticon is something far more complex - the exact opposite of an emoticon, working on the simple principle of stoicism. It is no secret that many people have trouble expressing their emotions which makes them afraid of using normal emoticons. This is why a group of several British researchers came up with antiemoticons conveying so little emotion that it is barely picked up by a regular reader. The team introduced several antiemoticons, but since all of them looked absolutely emotionless, they were all named "stoic emoticon" with a number attached on the end.

Just for your information and enrichment, an example of a stoic emoticon is this:
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and another example is this:
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