Snaps: meaning, definitions and examples

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snaps

 

[ snรฆps ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

social media

Short video or photo that disappears after being viewed

Synonyms

photo, picture, video

Examples of usage

  • He sent me a snap of his new puppy.
  • I love sharing snaps with my friends.
Context #2 | Verb

social media

To send a short video or photo that disappears after being viewed

Synonyms

capture, send, share

Examples of usage

  • She always snaps funny moments from her day.
  • Let me snap a quick selfie.

Translations

Translations of the word "snaps" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น estalos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคšเคŸเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schnappschรผsse

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ jepretan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะปะฐั†ะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ pstrykniฤ™cia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ‘ใƒใƒ‘ใƒ้Ÿณ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท craquements

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ chasquidos

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงฤฑtฤฑrtฤฑlar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ฐฐ์นต ์†Œ๋ฆฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุทู‚ุทู‚ุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ praskรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ praskanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ’”ๅš“ๅฃฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pokanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ smellir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัั‹ะปะดั‹ั€ะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒงแƒ แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงฤฑtฤฑrtฤฑlar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ chasquidos

Etymology

The term 'snap' in the context of social media originated from the Snapchat app, which popularized the concept of sharing photos and videos that disappear after being viewed. This feature of instant messaging became widely used in various social media platforms, leading to the term 'snap' being commonly used to refer to such temporary multimedia messages.

See also: snap, snapper, snappiness, snapping, snappishly, snapshot.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,141, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.