selfie
a self-portrait taken with a mobile device
TRANSLATION
selfie = 24.900.000 Google hits selfie = Schnappschuss von sich selbst; ein Bild von einem selbst, bei dem man sieht, dass man es selbst gemacht hat
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
David Cameron pleads with Danish Prime Minister not to delete their Mandela SELFIE.
The Independent
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Nick Clegg has defended David Cameron's controversial SELFIE with Barack Obama and Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Nelson Mandela's memorial service, saying the three world leaders were just "joking around".
The Guardian
The Independent
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Nick Clegg has defended David Cameron's controversial SELFIE with Barack Obama and Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Nelson Mandela's memorial service, saying the three world leaders were just "joking around".
The Guardian
Did you
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selfie (noun)
a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website
Oxford Dictionaries
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The Oxford Dictionaries have announced selfie as their international Word of the Year 2013. Language research reveals that the frequency of the word selfie in the English language has increased by 17,000% since this time last year.
Selfie can be traced back to 2002 when it was used in an Australian online forum. The word gained momentum throughout the English-speaking world in 2013 as it evolved from a social media buzzword to mainstream shorthand for a self-portrait photograph.
Selfie's linguistic productivity is evidenced by the creation of numerous related spin-off terms showcasing particular parts of the body like:
- helfie (a picture of one’s hair)
- belfie (a picture of one’s backside)
- welfie (workout selfie)
- drelfie (drunken selfie)
and even items of furniture:
- shelfie and bookshelfie
Those less photogenic of us can now take heart, the Chinese manufacturer Huawei plans a new smartphone with "instant facial beauty support" software which reduces wrinkles and blends skin tone.
A big thanks to Volker and Sabine for suggesting today's word.
a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website
Oxford Dictionaries
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The Oxford Dictionaries have announced selfie as their international Word of the Year 2013. Language research reveals that the frequency of the word selfie in the English language has increased by 17,000% since this time last year.
Selfie can be traced back to 2002 when it was used in an Australian online forum. The word gained momentum throughout the English-speaking world in 2013 as it evolved from a social media buzzword to mainstream shorthand for a self-portrait photograph.
Selfie's linguistic productivity is evidenced by the creation of numerous related spin-off terms showcasing particular parts of the body like:
- helfie (a picture of one’s hair)
- belfie (a picture of one’s backside)
- welfie (workout selfie)
- drelfie (drunken selfie)
and even items of furniture:
- shelfie and bookshelfie
Those less photogenic of us can now take heart, the Chinese manufacturer Huawei plans a new smartphone with "instant facial beauty support" software which reduces wrinkles and blends skin tone.
A big thanks to Volker and Sabine for suggesting today's word.
