selfie

American  

[sel-fee] / ˈsɛl fi /

noun

Informal.

1. a photograph taken with a smartphone or other digital camera by a person who is also in the photograph, especially for posting on a social media website.

   celebrities sharing selfies on Twitter.

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Etymology

Origin of selfie

First recorded in 2000–05; self + -ie

Example Sentences

The only thing I could bring myself to do was put on red lipstick and take selfies.

From Los Angeles Times

She spent most of our trip taking selfies with palm trees.

From Literature

In the middle of it all, songwriter Diane Warren paused to take a selfie, still evidently enjoying the giddy thrill of being in a room full of fellow hopefuls even after 17 times.

From Los Angeles Times

On the way out, Kelly and her friends clogged up the doorway trying to take a selfie.

From Literature

A selfie was grabbed for his grandson – a "huge fan" – Breslin said, adding you just "don't know who is going to come into Peadars".

From BBC