hashtag
(on social media websites)
a word or phrase preceded by a hash mark (#), used within a message to identify a keyword or topic of interest and facilitate a search for it: The hashtag #sandiegofire was used to help coordinate an emergency response to the fire.
a hash mark used in this way.
a word or phrase preceded by a hash mark (#) or by the word hashtag, used to add wit or emphasis to a spoken or written statement.
a hash mark or the word hashtag used in this way, as in the sentence His goodbye was so hashtag awkward.
to add a hashtag to (a word, topic, or message): Someone on Twitter just hashtagged the film festival.
Origin of hashtag
1Words Nearby hashtag
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You can track the mentions of your brand, keywords, hashtags, and related products.
Five ways to use machine learning in digital marketing | Birbahadur Kathayat | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchOn the short form video app, advertisers could opt for a hashtag challenge at $150,000 per week.
What a $5.5 million Super Bowl ad can buy in digital media | Kimeko McCoy | February 5, 2021 | DigidayMany of the blocked accounts had also used the false hashtag “ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide,” a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Why Twitter Blocked Accounts Linked to Farmers' Protests in India—Only to Reverse Course | Billy Perrigo | February 1, 2021 | TimeUsers must create a video using the hashtag for a chance to win a case of the product.
‘A regular drum beat of content’: How brands like Chobani are using TikTok to reach new audiences | Kimeko McCoy | January 29, 2021 | DigidayThe hashtag, “pretend to be foreign and Ofo refunds immediately,” attracted over 240 million views on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform.
China’s consumers are turning against the homegrown Big Tech giants they once revered | Grady McGregor | January 16, 2021 | Fortune
Michelle Obama tweeting a hashtag is somehow cause for outrage.
Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015 | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWho even needs a court of law, let alone victim testimony, now that we have the hashtag?
The hashtag has been used to label general rants about people getting naked for attention.
#FixTheInternet: The Hashtag That Beat Back Kim Kardashian’s Butt | Emily Shire | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGo home and use that hashtag to let people know about the story.
And briefly, it seemed like a hashtag triumph—pretty much everyone, everywhere, was outraged.
British Dictionary definitions for hashtag
/ (ˈhæʃˌtæɡ) /
(on the Twitter website) a word or phrase preceded by a hash mark, used to denote the topic of a post
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