Meaning of hashtag | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content.
   Internet
2. The hash sign itself, especially when used as part of a hashtag.
   Internet, informal, metonymically

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Examples

“I support⟳ the hash tag convention: http://tinyurl.com/2qttlb #hashtag #factoryjoe #twitter”

“You can also search⟳ for a hashtag by typing a topic (without the #) in the search⟳ box and clicking Search⟳.”

“While hashtags aren't formally part of Twitter, some clients, such as Tweetdeck, will persist hashtags across replies to create⟳ a sort⟳ of message threading.”

“The planes are moving into position. The foreign ministers of minor Arab states are taking calls on their cell-phones from Western politicians. Twitter accounts explode⟳ around the Libyan hash-tag.”

“I sound⟳ like⟳ a shitty mother and wife. Or at the very least an inadequate wife and ungrateful mother–which is in stark contrast to the image I try⟳ to portray on Instagram. Hashtag happy life. Hashtag beautiful family. Hashtag blessed.”

“You're perpetually stoned, aren't you? Hashtag four twenty four seven.”

“The Occam’s razor explanation is that he’s just hashtag-blessed with the kind of lustrous lashes that many people spend⟳ a lot of money (and rack up a lot of Sephora Beauty Insider points) trying to get⟳.”

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