Word
selfie
Definition
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.
Examples
“She takes a selfie to remember the moment.”
“The tourists gathered to take a quick selfie in front of the famous monument.”
“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.”
Examples
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.”
Etymology
Australian English, 2002: self + the diminutive suffix ‑ie. The formation is quick, colloquial, and wholly without ceremony, much like the thing it names.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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