Its barely Seven months since Oxford Dictionaries announced
Selfie as a word of the year 2013 and the word has since reproduced and formed a
big friendly family. Selfienitely
it’s a famous words in the word and everyday tool for show.
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| Felfie |
Selfie
is a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a
smartphone, digital camera or webcam and uploaded to social media. Words are
patient and ambiguous; selfie has
blended over a short period of time and formed other related terminologies but
retaining its meaning.
From Television shows, music industry, movie scenes to
social networks selfie has been the
common denominator. Every social class wants to associate itself with the word.
Political leaders, celebrities, professions and students all take selfies and
post them to the new media. The world has turned the cameras towards
themselves.
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| selfie |
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| Groufie |
There have been many coinages arising from the
suffix –elfie and words sounding the same as it. The words
have been derived from parts of the human body, everyday activities, emotional
states and affiliation from other words.
Here is a list of words coined from the word selfie
so far.
1. Helfie - selfie of one’s hair, ‘Hair-selfie’
2. Belfie -
Selfie of one’s posterior, ‘Butt-selfie’
3. Drelfie -
drunken selfie
4. Melfie -
Male or moustache selfie or Monday
selfie
5. Felfie -
farm photograph. Selfie taken with animals aimed at promoting agriculture.
6. Groufie -
a group selfie taken by more than 2 people.
7. Bestie -
a shorter word for best friend.
The list continues, it reproduces every day. As the
word selfie continues to dilute the
meaning remains that ‘ its a self-portrait’ and it could soon lose its meaning
as the world continues to modify the techniques of taking selfie
LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
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