SELFIE

PRONUNCIATION:
(SEL-fee)

MEANING:
noun: A self-portrait, typically taken with a phone camera.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Old English self. Earliest documented use: 2002.

NOTES:
A photograph taken by a cell phone is called a selfie, not cellfie (or cellphie), though that would make sense too. The selfie craze has spread widely. Our fellow creatures on this planet have gotten into the game as well, though it’s not known whether they post those pictures on their Instagram (and make a living as an influencer).
Robots too have caught the selfie bug (see the usage example above)! Not sure about other robots, but let’s not be too hard on InSight, the Mars lander. If I traveled 300 million miles to reach some place, I too might take a selfie or two.
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SELF-IRE - anger turned inward, one definition of depression

SELFIRE - arsonist for hire

SHELFIE - a small knick-knack