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snapchat

UK/ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/

snapchat is the alternative letter-case form of Snapchat.

Proper noun capitalized: Snapchat

Snapchat

  1. (Internet, social media) A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.
    Synonyms:
    Snap

Noun capitalized: Snapchat

Snapchat (plural Snapchats)

  1. (Internet, social media) A user account on Snapchat.
    Synonyms:
    Snap
  2. (Internet, social media) 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
    Synonyms:
    Snap

Verb capitalized: Snapchat

Snapchat (third-person singular simple present Snapchats, present participle Snapchatting, simple past and past participle Snapchatted)

  1. (Internet, ditransitive, intransitive, social media) 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
    Synonyms:
    Snap

Synonyms of snapchat

Forms of snapchat

Verb
third-person singular presentsnapchats
present participlesnapchatting
past participlesnapchatted
pastsnapchatted
third-person singular presentSnapchats
present participleSnapchatting
past participleSnapchatted
pastSnapchatted
alternative formsnapchat
Noun
pluralSnapchats

Origin of snapchat

Blend of snapshot + chat.

Words formed from snapchat

Questions about snapchat

What does snapchat mean?
Snapchat means a mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.
What is snapchat the alternative letter-case form of?
Snapchat is the alternative letter-case form of Snapchat.
What part of speech is snapchat?
Snapchat can be a proper noun, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce snapchat?
Snapchat is pronounced /ˈsnæp.t͡ʃæt/ (UK).

Words near snapchat in the dictionary

  1. snapback
  2. snapbacks
  3. snapbean
  4. snapbeans
  5. snapbrim
  6. snapchat
  7. Snapchats
  8. Snapchattable
  9. Snapchatted
  10. Snapchatter
  11. Snapchatters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: snapchat (page history and authors); Snapchat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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