selfie
Definitions
A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.
Equivalents
DeutschSelfie
Examples
“take⟳ a selfie”
“Um, drunk at a mates^([sic]) 21st, I tripped ofer^([sic]) and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close⟳ second) on a set⟳ of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus⟳, it was a selfie.”
“Pre. Nice rooftop selfie. […] No Hair. Another nice rooftop selfie.”
“That's not to imply that it's "wrong" for your arm or hand to show⟳ up in a selfie.”
“The Mars Rover Takes A Selfie [title]”
“Barack Obama was talking to David Cameron and with the Danish Prime Minister, and that’s when she actually reached into her purse and brought out a cell phone and stretched her arms and did a selfie with them.”
“I shall take⟳ this photograph myself. This must be what they call⟳ a selfie.”
“Don't take⟳ it the wrong way / I can never keep⟳ up / Sick of liking your selfies”
“Nothing is visible until the selfie is taken, which is half the fun. […] Posting the selfies on Instagram, where limbs are noodly or eyes are buggy, is meant to be silly, making it seem like⟳ the photographers take⟳ themselves — and social media — less seriously.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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