Is it a Smile? Or is it a refrence to homosexuality? We may never know The Truth for any and all Given situations, but generally speaking =D is used when someone is extremely happy, and almost always on IRC or Usenet, i've never seen it on alt.sex.stories though, however it might be used in a discussion on hyperactivity. =D is the smile someone has when they are laughing at something that is very funny, sometimes when this happens they snort, like on family matters.