Snapchat

American  

[snap-chat] / ˈsnæpˌtʃæt /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for an image messaging service and application, through which users can share images that may be private and temporary or public and stored for retrieval.

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Etymology

Origin of Snapchat

First recorded in 2011; snap ( def. ) + chat ( def. )

Example Sentences

“It’s like putting a Snapchat filter on something,” Vargas told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The large-scale oil paintings were based on photographs taken by the artist or found online and then put through a Snapchat filter that the 1995 Turner Prize winner had told Squire about.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2020

But users of the Snapchat filter unveiled the second week of May have noted its high quality.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2019

Then, cutting through the margarita mistiness, appeared Mr. Sivan: a long-limbed elf with a wick of bleach-blond hair and the doe eyes of a Snapchat filter.

From New York Times • May 10, 2018

Imagine being able to apply a Snapchat filter to your friends, family, business contacts, and the guy at the water slide who tells you when it’s your turn to go.

From The Verge • Feb. 24, 2018