nelfie
UK/ˈnɛl.fi/
nelfie noun: an image, especially a selfie, of a nude or nearly nude person posted to social media.
Noun
nelfie (plural nelfies)
- An image, especially a selfie, of a nude or nearly nude person posted to social media.
- Before the young woman took the perfect mirror nelfie (nude mirror selfie, y’all), she made sure to have the right props and proper location.2014 September 24, Chantal Waldholz, “Tallulah Willis Responds to Sister Rumer’s Sexy Photo Shoot by Posting Her Own Nude Instagram Photo Because Duh”, in Life & Style, retrieved 29 Aug 2018
- Next to the nelfie (nude selfie, I just made that up, I wonder if it will catch on? Hopefully not), Kim wrote: “First they say I’m too skinny so I have to be faking it... Now they say I’m too big so I have to be faking it... SMH!2015 August 15, Holly Carpenter, “Pregnant Kim’s only option was to post a nelfie”, in The Irish Sun, retrieved 29 Aug 2018
- Synonyms:
- nakie
Examples of nelfie in a sentence
- 63-year-old Sharon Osbourne bares it all – in the name of being inspired by Kim Kardashian’s nelfie (nude selfie) and her fans are loving it!2016 March 9, Bridgette Matjuda, “Sharon Osbourne Shares A Nelfie!”, in People, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2020:
- Participants take a “nelfie” (short for “nude selfie”) and post it on social media.2016 December 1, “‘Nelfie’ wants you to take a nude selfie for charity”, in Philanthropic People, retrieved 29 Aug 2018:
- Vikas, a freelance fashion photographer who regularly sexts and exchanges nelfies, says he takes them for his lover, who he doesn't see very often.2019 February 17, Himanshi Dhawan, Ketaki Desai, “Is the nelfie the new good morning message?”, in The Times of India, New Delhi:
Synonyms of nelfie
Forms of nelfie
| plural | nelfies |
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Origin of nelfie
Blend of nude + selfie.
Words that rhyme with nelfie
Questions about nelfie
- What does nelfie mean?
- Nelfie means an image, especially a selfie, of a nude or nearly nude person posted to social media.
- How do you use nelfie in a sentence?
- 63-year-old Sharon Osbourne bares it all – in the name of being inspired by Kim Kardashian’s nelfie (nude selfie) and her fans are loving it!
- What part of speech is nelfie?
- Nelfie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nelfie?
- Nelfie is pronounced /ˈnɛl.fi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nelfie?
- The plural of nelfie is nelfies.
Words near nelfie in the dictionary
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