Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Internet slang A self-taken picture.
Etymologies
- self + -ie (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Sukie Jamieson takes a selfie after her tennis lesson.”
The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron: Book summary
“And if she can't take a selfie, she checks her reflection in windows, spoons, car chromeanything available, really.”
The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron: Book summary
“So breathtaking. on April 30, 2008 at 1: 02 pm | Reply libby hahaha nice selfie. and kiteboarding looks amazing!!! gah i wish i was in cali! on April 30, 2008 at 3: 02 pm | Reply katelin”
“I suspect that while a man can rape a women all by his little selfie, it’s tough for a woman to frame a guy and get a conviction for rape without help.”
“meh. road trip on the way back to Manila left me little time to take a selfie. sign in (if you're already a member).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘selfie’.
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Instagrammarian's Instaglotton
The words of Instagram.
just saw the Wired magazine article.
"How we all learned to speak Instagram"
Instaglotton
Instagram + glotton
glotton fro...instagram, tag, @, #, selfie, Instagrameras, instagrammar, #nofilter, IG, IGers, Igers, Iger and 64 more...
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EN - US buzzwords of 2012
As seen on http://www.vocabulary.com/articles/wordroutes/the-year-in-words-2012-edition/
47 percent, apology tour, arithmetic, clown question, doxing, Eastwooding, etch a sketch, fiscal cliff, frackademia, Frankenstorm, Gangnam style, ganjapreneur and 20 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
grabbable, retuiteando, leaving, fantastic, absolutely, kurwa, hella, ridic, underpass, hate, interlude, plush and 2369 more... -
Cringe List
No. Just no.
"Slang, though humanly irreverent, tends to be inhumanly loveless. It lacks tenderness and compassion; its poetry has the effulgence of a soldier's brass buttons."
...woot, w00t, anyways, whatever, totes, booyah, sick, ill, nom, anyhoo, frickin', jeebus and 81 more...
Tweets
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