Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Snapchat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Blend of snapshot + chat.
Meanings
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(Internet, qualifier:social media) A user account on Snapchat.
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(Internet, qualifier:social media) A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
“I just got out of the shower,” I explained. Will pointed down, asking playfully, “Pics or it didn't happen.” “No pics,” I snorted. “No Snapchats, no video. Sorry.”
2014, Jessa Holbrook, While You're Away, Penguin, →ISBN:
Forms
Synonyms
Snap · Snap
Snapchat en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Blend of snapshot + chat.
Meanings
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(Internet, qualifier:social media) A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.
Deriveds
Snapchatter · Snap
Synonyms
Snap
Translations (4)
pl Snapchat (photo-messaging application) · ar سْنَاب (photo-messaging application) · mi Atapaki (photo-messaging application) · hi स्नैपचैट (photo-messaging application)
Snapchat en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Blend of snapshot + chat.
Meanings
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(Internet, ditransitive, intransitive, qualifier:social media) To send a message on Snapchat.
He was probably still awake up there, Snapchatting by the light of the silvery moon.
2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 100:She Snapchatted me all the details from the hairdresser, including a selfie of her crying when the job was totally done.
2017, Norah Olson, “5/6, afternoon”, in Before Now, New York, N.Y.: Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 162:
Forms
Deriveds
Snapchattable · Snap Streak
Synonyms
Snap