Snapchat

noun, verb — 3 senses

Snapchat

noun

UK, US /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/

Etymology Blend of snapshot + chat.

1

Internet A user account on Snapchat.

2

Internet A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

“I just got out of the shower,” I explained. Will pointed down, asking playfully, “Pics or it didn't happen.” “No pics,” I snorted. “No Snapchats, no video. Sorry.”2014, Jessa Holbrook, While You're Away, Penguin, →ISBN:

Snapchat

verb

Etymology Blend of snapshot + chat.

1

Internet To send a message on Snapchat.

She Snapchatted me all the details from the hairdresser, including a selfie of her crying when the job was totally done.2017, Norah Olson, “5/6, afternoon”, in Before Now, New York, N.Y.: Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 162:
He was probably still awake up there, Snapchatting by the light of the silvery moon.2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 100:

Derived terms: Snapchattable, Snap Streak

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