Snapchat

See also: snapchat

English

Etymology

Blend of snapshot +‎ chat.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /snæp.t͡ʃæt/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Snapchat

1. (Internet, social media) A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.

   Synonym: (colloquial) Snap

Derived terms

• Snap
• Snapchatter

Translations

photo-messaging application

• Arabic: سْنَاب (snāb)
• Maori: Atapaki

Noun

A visual message on Snapchat (sense 2)

Snapchat (plural Snapchats)

1. (Internet, social media) A user account on Snapchat.

   Synonym: (colloquial) Snap

2. (Internet, social media) A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

   Synonym: Snap

   • 2014, Jessa Holbrook, While You're Away‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     “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.”

Translations

visual message sent through Snapchat — see Snap

Verb

Snapchat (third-person singular simple present Snapchats, present participle Snapchatting, simple past and past participle Snapchatted)

1. (Internet, social media, ditransitive, intransitive) To send a message on Snapchat.

   Synonym: Snap

   • 2017, Norah Olson, “5/6, afternoon”, in Before Now, New York, N.Y.: Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 162:

     She Snapchatted me all the details from the hairdresser, including a selfie of her crying when the job was totally done.

   • 2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 100:

     He was probably still awake up there, Snapchatting by the light of the silvery moon.

Alternative forms

• snapchat

Anagrams

• scanpath