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The word for a self-portrait (preferably taken with a smartphone) has been named Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press, having burst from the confines of Instagram and Twitter into the mainstream.
Okay so this one was taken last December, but it deserves an honorary inclusion.
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Bo and Michelle
The first lady took this selfie with the Obama’s dog Bo back in August.
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Selfie with the lads
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of The United Arab Emirates Anwar Mohammad Gargash, left, takes a selfie with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, aka The Lads.
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Monday 23 December, 2024
Monday 23 December, 2024
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'Selfie' is the international word of the year, so here are our selfies of the year
LAST WEEK IT was ’404′ and ‘fail’, this week it’s ‘selfie’.
The word for a self-portrait (preferably taken with a smartphone) has been named Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press, having burst from the confines of Instagram and Twitter into the mainstream.
It was even added to the Irish language dictionary as ‘féinphic’.
‘Twerk’, ‘binge-watching’ and ‘bitcoin’ were on the Oxford editors’ shortlist for word of the year, but the humble selfie beat them all.
According to The Guardian the word was first used by an Australian blogger in 2002.
Here are our favourite selfies so far this year…
Astronaut selfie
Posted on Twitter by ISS dweller Luca Parmitano, with the message “this sure beats any selfie I’ve done up to now”.
Selfie with the Pope
Pope Francis jumped in for this selfie with some Italian pilgirms at St Peter’s Basilica back in August.
Hils and Mels
Okay so this one was taken last December, but it deserves an honorary inclusion.
Bo and Michelle
The first lady took this selfie with the Obama’s dog Bo back in August.
Selfie with the lads
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of The United Arab Emirates Anwar Mohammad Gargash, left, takes a selfie with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, aka The Lads.
Selfie with a teacher in labour
Most dangerous selfie ever
Sun Sports reporter Kelly Nash just about avoided getting a clatter of a home run ball at Fenway Park while taking this selfie in April.
More: These amazing selfies are the reason Justin Bieber is launching an app for selfies>
Read: ‘Fail’, ‘twerking’ and ’404′: the top 20 words of 2013>
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