Facetime
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of face time. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of FaceTime. alt-of
"“I am facetiming him right now, so he heard that.” Taylor said. “Why do you hate me?” Mitch asked through Taylor's iPod and into my phone. “Whatever.” I replied and hung up."
- 2 To communicate with somebody using the FaceTime videotelephony software. informal, intransitive, transitive
"I gritted through a smile, grateful we weren’t Skyping or FaceTime-ing or any other electronic face messaging that was available. It was bad enough he had to hear me stumble through our phone call. I didn’t need him to see my embarrassment as well."
- 3 To communicate with somebody using any form of video telephony software. informal, intransitive, transitive
- 1 A videotelephony software developed by Apple Inc., introduced in 2010.
"Like many people, in the pandemic, my life digitized. My work shifted online; my friendships retreated onto FaceTime and WhatsApp; I used a dating app for the first time; I started doing online yoga."
Example
More examples"“I am facetiming him right now, so he heard that.” Taylor said. “Why do you hate me?” Mitch asked through Taylor's iPod and into my phone. “Whatever.” I replied and hung up."
Etymology
Compare face time (“the amount of time spent in visual communication with another party”).
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