Home / Definitions / Selfie

Selfie

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:54 am

A slang term used to describe a photo that is taken of oneself for the purpose of uploading it to social networking sites and image sharing websites, such as Facebook, Instagram or Imgur. To take a selfie, the right or left arm is extended with the camera held backwards. The selfie shows the person’s arm is shown extended in front holding the camera or smartphone device.