Snapchat
AmericanEtymology
Origin of Snapchat
First recorded in 2011; snap ( def. ) + chat ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Meta, even Snapchat and TikTok settled before going to trial.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
More than 940 million people use Snapchat every month on average.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Tritta, who was 18 when they first met online, encouraged his victim to move their communication to messaging services including WhatsApp and Snapchat, where he professed his love for her.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Meta Platforms-owned Facebook and Instagram as well as Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube were included in the Australian ban, which garnered mixed reactions from parents, teenagers and influencers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
And I try telling her it will be much better for me to watch silly Snapchat videos than to watch the news and see protests getting uglier and uglier.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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