Snapchat

See also: snapchat

English

Alternative forms

• snapchat

Etymology

From blend of snapshot +‎ chat.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /snæp.t͡ʃæt/

Proper noun

Snapchat

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

Derived terms

• snap (“visual message sent on Snapchat”)
• Snap
• Snapchatter

Translations

A photo-messaging application.

• Arabic: سْنَاب (snāb)
• Maori: Atapaki

Noun

Snapchat (plural Snapchats)

1. (Internet, social media) A user account on Snapchat.
2. (Internet, social media) A snap, a visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
   • 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.”

Verb

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

1. (Internet, social media, transitive, intransitive) To send a message on Snapchat.
   • 2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 100:

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

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