selfie

self·ie

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Definitions of selfie word

noun selfie a photograph taken with a smartphone or other digital camera by a person who is also in the photograph, especially for posting on a social media website: celebrities sharing selfies on Twitter. 1
noun selfie photo of self taken on smartphone, etc. 1
countable noun selfie A selfie is a photograph that you take of yourself, especially using a mobile phone. 0
noun selfie a photograph taken by pointing a camera at oneself 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2000-05; self+ -ie

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".