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Facebook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfeɪsbuːk/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
• (Canada) audio
• /ˈfesbʉk/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈfɛjsbɵk/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• fāsʹ-bo͝ok
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeɪsbʊk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈfeːsbuːk] some Northern England, especially Northumbria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

Meanings

1. A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook.
   • 'An intimate photo has been posted on your cloned Facebook page,' says Greg. 'What, of me in the nuddy?' Nick snorts a note of laughter. 'No, of you and a woman.' 'What woman? Show me,' he says holding his hand out. 2021 July 28, Ruby Speechley, The Face At The Window: A gripping, twisty thriller you won't be able to put down, Hera books Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC:
   • You might have a Facebook. So do I. And so does my mom and my grandma and all of her friends. But you know who doesn’t have a Facebook? Your kid’s friends. 2015 March 27, “To the Well-Intentioned but Ignorant Parents of Teenagers.”https://web.archive.org/web/20160216211258/https://cutestpkever.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/to-the-well-intentioned-but-ignorant-parents-of-teenagers/, Kayla Nicole's Blog, at cutestpkever.wordpress.com

Forms

Facebook en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfeɪsbuːk/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
• (Canada) audio
• /ˈfesbʉk/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈfɛjsbɵk/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• fāsʹ-bo͝ok
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeɪsbʊk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈfeːsbuːk] some Northern England, especially Northumbria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
   • Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB). 2021 February 1, Rishi Iyengar, “Google will stop making video games for its Stadia platform”, in CNN Business:
   • Mia was just seeing a reel on Facebook that her friend had posted.

Forms

Deriveds

FB · facebooker · facestalking · frape · FAANG · FBML · TGIF · Farcebook · Twitface · Fakebook · vaguebook · Facebook jail · FANG · Facebook slut · Leftbook · Facebookable · Facebooky · Facebook official · GAFAM · Facebook generation · facemail · Facebook meme · FaceSpace · Fuckbook · Facebookland

Synonyms

FB

Translations (98)

hy Ֆէյսպուք (social-networking website) · da fjæsbogen (social-networking website) · be Фэйсбу́к (social-networking website) · bg Фе́йсбук (social-networking website) · et Facebook (social-networking website) · km ហ្វេសប៊ុក (social-networking website) · vi Phây-búc (social-networking website) · is Feisbók (social-networking website) · lt feisbukas (social-networking website) · th เฟซบุ๊ก (social-networking website) · tl peysbuk (social-networking website) · ru Фэ́йсбук (social-networking website) · eo Fejsbuko (social-networking website) · za sawnaj (social-networking website) · ar فَيْسْبُوك (social-networking website) · tr Facebook (social-networking website) · pt Facebook (social-networking website) · be Фэ́йсбук (social-networking website) · cmn 面簿 (social-networking website) · cmn 臉書 /脸书 (social-networking website) · fi Facebook (social-networking website) · hu Facebook (social-networking website) · it Facebook (social-networking website) · si ෆේස්බුක් (social-networking website) · nb facebook (social-networking website) · hi फेसबुक (social-networking website) · yi פֿייסבוק (social-networking website) · nn fjesboki (social-networking website) · ar فِيسْبُوك (social-networking website) · vi Phây (social-networking website) · da Facebook (social-networking website) · ru Фейсбу́к (social-networking website) · is Feisbúkk (social-networking website) · bg Фейсбу́к (social-networking website) · ru Фэйсбу́к (social-networking website) · ko 페이스북 (social-networking website) · la Prosōpobiblium (social-networking website) · lt Facebookas (social-networking website) · bn ফেইসবুক (social-networking website) · ar فِيس بُوك (social-networking website) · hy Ֆեյսբուք (social-networking website) · he פייסבוק (social-networking website) · sh Fejsbuk (social-networking website) · eo Vizaĝlibro (social-networking website) · lt Facebook (social-networking website) · cy Gweplyfr (social-networking website) · pl Facebook (social-networking website) · ur فیسبک (social-networking website) · fa فیسبوک (social-networking website) · ka ფეისბუკი (social-networking website) · jv ꦥ꦳ꦺꦱ꧀ꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (social-networking website) · fr Facebook (social-networking website) · sh Facebook (social-networking website) · tzm ⴼⵉⵙⴱⵓⴽ (social-networking website) · uk Фе́йсбук (social-networking website) · is Facebook (social-networking website) · chr ᎤᎧᏛᎪᏪᎵ (social-networking website) · ta முகநூல் (social-networking website) · mi Pukamata (social-networking website) · ps فېسبوک (social-networking website) · sh Фејсбук (social-networking website) · cy Facebook (social-networking website) · ko 페북 (social-networking website) · et näoraamat (social-networking website) · uk Фейсбу́к (social-networking website) · tl Facebook (social-networking website) · ar فَايْسْبُوك (social-networking website) · mk Фе́јсбук (social-networking website) · ru Фе́йсбук (social-networking website) · mn ᠹᠡᠢᠰᠪᠦᠦᠺ (social-networking website) · nl Facebook (social-networking website) · nn facebook (social-networking website) · cmn 臉譜網 /脸谱网 (social-networking website) · is Fésbók (social-networking website) · es Facebook (social-networking website) · ar فَايْسْبُوك (social-networking website) · de Facebook (social-networking website) · din Peithbuk (social-networking website) · nv naaltsoos biniiʼ (social-networking website) · cmn 面子書 /面子书 (social-networking website) · ta ஃபேஸ்புக் (social-networking website) · hi फ़ेसबुक (social-networking website) · fr Fessebouc (social-networking website) · ar فَيْس بُوك (social-networking website) · or ଫେସ୍ବୁକ (social-networking website) · bn ফেসবুক (social-networking website) · mn Фэйсбүүк (social-networking website) · ja フェイスブック (social-networking website) · la Prosōpobiblion (social-networking website) · sv fejan (social-networking website) · ne फेसबुक (social-networking website) · sv Facebook (social-networking website) · et lõustaraamat (social-networking website) · te ఫేస్బుక్ (social-networking website) · nb fjesboka (social-networking website) · el φέισμπουκ (social-networking website) · nan-hbl 面冊 /面册 (social-networking website) · yue 面書 /面书 (social-networking website)

Facebook en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈfeɪsbuːk/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
• (Canada) audio
• /ˈfesbʉk/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
• /ˈfɛjsbɵk/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• fāsʹ-bo͝ok
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeɪsbʊk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈfeːsbuːk] some Northern England, especially Northumbria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.
2. (transitive) To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.
   • One element of its national campaign around the November elections was the Clipboard Project, which took photographs of roughly 200 music and entertainment stars holding HeadCount’s Register to Vote clipboard. These images were then tweeted, Facebooked, and linked to the official Web site to be pinned, Tumblr’ed, recommended on Google, StumbleUpon’ed, shared on Digg or Reddit, or otherwise circulated. 2014, Jennifer Jeanne Richardson, “HeadCount”, in Kerric Harvey, editor, Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, volume 2, Los Angeles, Calif.: SAGE Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 626:
   • Facebook me the details later.
   • Corinthia’s bathroom was never discussed with the Lugo Memorial student body, but when it (the bathroom) materialized, it was Facebooked, Instagrammed, Tweeted, Foursquared, WordPressed, Tumblred, Snapchatted, and so thoroughly digitally disseminated that it was as if pictures of Rinna Buss’s breasts had been leaked. 2018, Adam Rapp, chapter 1, in Fum, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 21:

Forms

Relateds

Zuckerberg · HHVM · Frightful Five

Translations (10)

de facebooken (use the social-networking site Facebook) · ar فَسْبَكَ (use the social-networking site Facebook) · nl facebooken (use the social-networking site Facebook) · sv facebooka (use the social-networking site Facebook) · cmn 用臉書 /用脸书 (use the social-networking site Facebook) · lt facebookinti (use the social-networking site Facebook) · es facebookear (use the social-networking site Facebook) · mk фејсбукира (use the social-networking site Facebook) · hu facebookozik (use the social-networking site Facebook) · cs facebookovat (use the social-networking site Facebook)