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Smiler en · NOUN

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Etymology

The singer was born Destiny Hope Cyrus but nicknamed Smiley (later Miley) by her parents because she often smiled as a baby; hence smile + -er.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fan of American singer and actress Miley Cyrus.
   • When she rose to the throne of the iTunes charts with her single “Royals”, she was met with some hateful tweets from Smilers (aka Miley Cyrus fans). 2013, Erin McAuliffe, "Lorde's 'Pure Heroine'", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 47, Issue 26, 1 October 2013, page 8
   • The singer, who missed Jingle Ball because of bad weather in the Big Apple, invited thousands of Smilers — the not-so-clever nickname given to her adoring acolytes — to attend the afternoon soundcheck before her sold-out show at TD Garden. 2014 April 2, “‘Miserable’ Miley Cyrus mourns her pet during Boston soundcheck”, in The Boston Globe:
   • Smilers can expect tweets revolving around Miley's dogs, hit new album Bangerz and selfies with her classic tongue pose. 2014, "People to add to your timeline in 2014", The Vidette (Illinois State University), Volume 126, Number 63, 16 January 2014, page 14

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