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selfie

n.
A2 Elementary Oxford Informal

n. A photograph that you take of yourself, usually with a smartphone. People often share selfies on social media.

n. A self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or smartphone held at arm's length or mounted on a selfie stick. An informal noun.


SIMPLE

She takes a selfie to remember the moment.

CONTEXTUAL

The tourists gathered to take a quick selfie in front of the famous monument.

COMPLEX

The exhibition critically examines the selfie as a dominant mode of contemporary self-representation, questioning its authenticity and impact on personal identity in the digital age.

Origin

Australian English, 2002: self + the diminutive suffix ‑ie. The formation is quick, colloquial, and wholly without ceremony, much like the thing it names.

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