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

“I take a selfie, sit down on the warm stones, and cry.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It is interesting thing because they’re all sort of coming together and loose and talking with each other, taking the selfies.

From Los Angeles Times

The teen shared a mirror selfie of her first time trying makeup and expressed concern about the proportions of her 6-foot frame.

From The Wall Street Journal

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